To facilitate conversation, be prepared to offer a visual cue to a hearing impaired person or an audible cue to a vision impaired person, especially when more than one person is speaking. Ask the wheelchair user if he or she would like assistance before you offer help. It may not be needed. Think about how many times a person who uses a wheelchair hears this every day. Do not discourage children from asking questions about the wheelchair.
Open communication helps overcome fearful or negative attitudes.
When a wheelchair user transfers out of the wheelchair to a chair, toilet, car or bed, do not move the wheelchair out of reaching distance.