It’s a wheelchair and I’m a grown adult

[iuki]

Anyone else feel off when CM calls your wheelchair a chariot or whatever nonsense they think fits the theme of their ride? Wheelchairs have existed for a very long time and even if they hadn’t would the first thing you thought to call it be a wheeled chair? I get why they do it but there is a very big problem with infantilizing people with disabilities and the language choice feels unnecessary especially when interacting with adults.

Not at all for me. In fact, when I first got my pink electric wheelchair, I called it my “pink chariot”. My adult son called it “Hot Wheels”. The name stuck. But, if it does offend you, just refer to it as your wheelchair when you respond to the CM. After all, the CM was only trying to help you enjoy your day and had no intention of offending you.