http://www.newuniversity.org/2004/01/features/therapy_through_companionship_132/ Sun, 20 May 2012 03:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.newuniversity.org/2004/01/features/therapy_through_companionship_132/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Bradysdad Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:01:02 +0000 http://newuword1.thomasjbaker.net/?page_id=2433#comment-198 The use of the phrase "confined to a wheelchair" is highly offensive and considered poor writing syntax by any reputable journalism school or accrediting body. The wheelchair as an accomodation frees up a person with a mobility impairment to do things and go places that are unreachable without it. The word confined implies restriction, limitation, or restraint. Please go back to your style guidelines and move into the 21st century. The use of the phrase “confined to a wheelchair” is highly offensive and considered poor writing syntax by any reputable journalism school or accrediting body. The wheelchair as an accomodation frees up a person with a mobility impairment to do things and go places that are unreachable without it. The word confined implies restriction, limitation, or restraint. Please go back to your style guidelines and move into the 21st century.

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