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From: sommers@pilot.njin.net (Mamaliz @ The Soup Kitchen)
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Subject: Re: What should I do?
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>For example, if I see someone on the street in a manual wheel chair 
>and if this person is going in the same direction as I am should 
>I offer to push him/her? (I'd do this since I'm that sort of  person, 
>but is it proper?)

I'd say it depends on the circumstances.  Although I am rarely in a wheel
chair at home, I spend a LOT of my public time in a manual wheelchair 
(my disabilities are not spinal).  If you see me in a mall struggling with
packages and chasing my son, yes, please come over and ask me if there is
something you could do to help.  If you see me coming in through double
doors that are too heavy, please open them.  

Please do not pat me on the head and ask "and how are we today?"  I am 
liable to bite.

lizzy
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lizzy
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