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Is anybody else gonna watch the Paralympics? (midwest.social)
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This year is the first time I've watched the Olympic games, and I absolutely loved watching judo. Imagine my thrill when I found out judo will also be featured in the Paralympics!

Anybody else planning to watch the Paralympics? If so, what sport? I am a bit curious about "blind football" and "wheelchair basketball" (as titled in my language), so I might give those a try as well.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

FYI

having worked with/for a lot of people that are chair bound users

A wheelchair is an aid for mobility and freedom, not something people are bound to, just like you aren't bound to your legs, but rather simply use them to get around.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, since that's the term used the last time I was still working for/with people in chairs, and nobody has offered a different term for people that can't get around without a chair, I'm at a loss to why the terminology should change.

    You can be bed bound still.

    You do understand there's a difference between a chair being one of multiple options and one being the only available option, right? Like, a person can have mobility issues where a chair is the best option because of pain levels, safety, etc, but could still use other mobility aids. And then there's people that have no other options (as of yet, regarding technology development). The term chair bound has no meaning other than that, that I've ever seen.

    Secondarily, considering the term is also used by chair bound people in my disability and chronic pain support group, idgaf what some random internet site says.

    Also, I am bound to my damn legs. If they disappear, I either drag my ass everywhere by my arms, or I get a damn chair. I'm also cane bound at this point since the risks of not using it so far outweigh any possible reason for not using it that it reaches absurdity to call it an option.

    Some things are just dumb when it comes to nitpicking terminology, and this is one of them

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I am a wheelchair user, as is the person who wrote the article I'm sure you didn't read, and we are offering you another term.

    The term is accepted and preferred by the community in general, and I provided you with one of thousands of detailed articles written by wheelchair users (E: as well as official government and other institutional and community guidelines) that explain why. You not wanting to listen to members of a group when they tell you your language is inappropriate or simply outdated, and to adapt and grow and show minimal respect, is a you problem, not a "nitpicking" problem. Your use of ableist language for emphasis, and pulling the "but my wheelchair using friend never corrected me" doesn't help your cause either.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    The "community in general"?

    Where was the election held? What was the quorum for an official decision?

    Seriously, you're claiming authority here, so what is that authority?

    Edit:

    and pulling the "but my wheelchair using friend never corrected me" doesn't help your cause either.

    That's not what I said. I said people, plural, in a disability group. One that has more than one chair bound member. I also indirectly covered a long history of interaction with disabled people, including chair bound individuals.

    You are literally the first person to have brought this up. It has never come up in group meetings, inservices on the job, via online support groups, or from any other sources at all.

    From my end of things, you're making a specious claim to a community, with only a single article as your call to authority.

    So, don't get this twisted here. You jumped into a casual conversation over a single term and then went all dickish because I didn't immediately comply with your wishes. As far as I'm concerned, even if/when you do back up your call to authority, you're still an asshole. So, you know, put up or shut up. I'll wait until you provide that proof of authority before blocking you, since if there actually is a big enough movement within the disabled community to change a term, I'm fine with that. I just don't accept your claim without more than what you brought to the table.

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