Your assertion that wheelchair bound is the more professional term is completely incorrect Wheelchair user is the professional choice Please refer to the BBC style guide Guardian style guide and National Center on Disability Journalism Guardian Say if relevant that someone uses a wheelchair not that they are in a wheelchair or wheelchair bound stigmatising and offensive as well as inaccurate BBC When describing disability make sure you use the currently acceptable terms as advised by the main national organisations such as blind people deaf and hard of hearing people people with a disability Ideas about what is acceptable can change and can vary among different groups Don t use words such as suffer victim handicapped challenged Some alternatives suffers from is a victim of has handicapped challenged with a disability mentally handicapped people with a learning disability learning difficulties wheelchair bound a wheelchair user handicapped toilet accessible toilet NCDJ Confined to a wheelchair wheelchair Avoid using confined to a wheelchair or wheelchair bound Instead use person who uses a wheelchair or wheelchair user