One of my OT assignments was to take a wheelchair out in public and notice people's reactions and also barriers someone may experience if they always used a wheelchair. I know it might sound bad, but it was really just to give us a perspective from the people that we might work with in the future. My friend, Virginia, and I decided to try a buffet, and Luby's was the only one on our way home. I had to roll myself uphill in the parking lot, so that was definitely my arm exercise for the day.
I made it through the buffet line. They handed me the plate over the glass protector, so it was hard to reach. The lady behind us kept giving Virginia a dirty look because she wasn't helping me. I was also filling my glass with water and the cashier came and grabbed it out my hand to finish filling it up even though I was perfectly capable of doing it myself.
I always felt like people were staring at me, but I don't really think that they were. After awhile, I kinda forgot that I was even in the wheelchair.
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