Wheelchair Research Paper

If you saw a person in the mall in a wheelchair, would you judge them? Or would you look at them like they are a normal human-being? People who have a disability whether they are physically disabled, mentally disabled, or learning disabled, are still themselves. Nancy Mairs was forty-three year old woman with multiple sclerosis. She wrote an essay, “Disability”, that explained her views of her physical disability.

This afternoon while shopping with my dad, I observed a gentleman in an automatic wheelchair sitting in front of the door inside a Home Hardware store. As I got closer to the door I realized he was unable to open the door on his own as it was not accessible. I held the door open for him, however, as be began to exit I also noticed there as a bit of a step outside the door. While walking it is easy to just step or walk over however, this man had a bit of trouble getting over the step which took him two attempts. As he left the store I smiled at him and he nodded back. Once he had successfully exited we entered the store. My dad and I were shocked the store was not accessible especially with todays technology and all the resources available.

Many people these days take their health and body for granted. Imagine losing the ability to walk suddenly due to an accident or a disease. This is exactly what had happened to Nancy Mairs, author of the essay “On Being a Cripple.” She herself had lost her ability to walk normally when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or MS, a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Her essay talks about her life and dealing with MS. The purpose of the essay is to show how being crippled affects your life and how to stay positive and deal with it.

How would people act or feel if their body is slowly weakening? Nancy Mairs, The author in the story “On Being A Cripple” shows that being a cripple does not make you different than anyone else. She also shows the reader that discriminating yourself will not just make it worse but it will be a disaster. To her she is a normal person but to others they see a “disabled” or “handicapped”.By using her experience on being a cripple, Mairs effectively draws the audience into her argument and shows them the good and the bad side of her condition. She uses many strategies that will make it easy for the readers to understand her essay. Mairs uses vivid descriptions, experience and her emotion to describe her life as

For my, biological anthropology study, I choose to go to my local Tim Hortons. One thing I immediately noticed was the great accommodation the shop gave to physically disabled people. For one, the three parking spots closest to the coffee shop were reserved for disabled persons-- as indicated by the international wheelchair symbols and blue lines. Additionally, the shop had a wheelchair ramp leading to the entrance. I also noticed there were automatic “push to open” buttons with the wheelchair symbol on the entrance and exit side of the shop. In all honesty, I was quite surprised by the wheelchair ramp and automatic door openers. Maybe I never made a serious attempt to pay attention to these things. Thinking that there had to be other things

First was to use public transportation. My partner and I chose to ride the bus to catch a glimpse of what using a wheelchair in the bus would mean. I was the assistant in this case. At first I thought it would be an easy time working as an assistant. I expected to be given priority and special treatment as I had a ‘person on the wheelchair’ with me; but no. Boarding the bus was a bit difficult since the bus did not have enough space to accommodate the wheelchair. We needed help to get in as the floor of the bus was higher than the ground we stood on. In the bus, the wheelchair had to be folded while in the bus since the space to put it was limited.

The first lesson that I learned from the NSIP videos was how to communicate with someone in a wheel chair. I was unaware how strenuous it can be on an individual in a wheelchair to have to look up during conversation when someone is speaking with them closely. When speaking to an individual in a wheelchair one should attempt to grab a seat next to this person so that communication can happen at eye level. Individuals in wheelchairs also enjoy their personal space. Some people have been in a wheelchair so long that it has become a part of them. Because of this bond, these individuals feel like their personal space is being violated when anyone touches their wheelchair without asking. Whenever a person plans on helping out an individual with a disability, they should first ask if

Having no help was a recurring problem that made me pretty furious every day; I believed it was something that would probably never get fixed. The lack of assistance made one very important task of lifting a rather heavy resident into his or her wheel chair, extremely hard! For instance, my hall was

Myth 1: Wheelchairs Summary: According to the article 6 Stereotypes of Disability from Disabled We Stand, one of the misconceptions was, “if you’re in a wheelchair, that can mean either that you’re deaf, dumb and stupid, or that you’re a goddess on wheels. People approach you when they usually wouldn’t approach anyone else.” Furthermore, others are drawn to people in wheelchairs because they automatically feel pity and interest in the difference in lifestyles. Rather than letting a wheelchair define someone’s character, personality, or life, perhaps getting to know the individual would be a more accurate representation of who they are as a person.

In the video they follow a man who has a spinal cord injury and how he gets around in the community now that he is wheelchair. The man discus how things are different for him now that he is in the wheelchair. Now when he goes out with friends he needs to know if the places a wheelchair assessable, do they have ramps, and where the bathrooms are located. He knows when he goes out he have to consider the fact many people will just look over him. When shopping for clothes he don’t fit into most dressing rooms. He also points out that taking public transportation is easier for people in wheelchairs now that buses have ramps. Seeing this video made me consider more things people in wheelchairs deal with. Seeing how he is able to get himself in and

This source has less of a bias purpose and more of a purpose to relay information and educate others about conditions and needs around the world. The author talks about awards given the inventor of the wheelchair, the need for wheelchairs, and statistics about disabled

I am a dialysis technician and earlier in 2017, I had a patient that was in her early 40’s. Although she recently had a leg amputated, was diagnosed with lupus, required dialysis three times a week, and relied on a wheelchair to travel, she always greeted me with a smile and in good spirits. Anyone in this situation including myself would probably adopt a pessimistic view on life but this patient thought otherwise. She received a bachelor’s degree a few years back and wanted to return back to school to complete a master’s program. I think this was remarkable as she did not let her physical limitations be a detriment for continuing her education.

Another obvious physical disability is an individual's confinement to a wheelchair. People who cannot walk under their own power are usually at a great disadvantage. Many times there are no special considerations made for these people. Even some typical expressions demonstrate this lack of compassion, such as "I have to run to the store", or "I'm going for a walk." People in wheelchairs are often considered weak and unable to care for themselves. However, some advances have been made in our society that encourages the independence of these people. Wheelchair ramps, handicap parking, and cuts in the curb of sidewalks are just some of the more obvious changes that have been made to better accommodate these people. But some problems may still occur for people in wheelchairs. Some hallways and doors may not be wide enough for the chair to fit through and when it is icy outside it is very easy to slide if the pavement is not sanded properly.

The school that we attended did not have the necessary resources to accommodate Jeremiah’s wheelchair. I can remember this piece of plywood placed over the concrete steps that allowed Jeremiah to wheel himself from the trailer where we took computer classes into the building. I remember stepping on the wooden plank and feeling the wood bounce as he rolled his wheelchair back into the school building. Jeremiah was so stubborn

As I start my day of pretending as a paraplegic person, a lot of things came into to my mind like how would I be able to perform well this task because sitting around and not being able to stand or walk is difficult. At first, it felt great, I was just sitting and relaxing the whole time doing nothing and just watching some of my favorite series. But as time goes by