Misconceptions of Wheelchair users- LETS GET REAL

DISCLAIMER: This is my experience and I wanted to make this video opens peoples eyes on how SOME wheelchair users do things. By all means I am not explaining how ALL wheelchair users do things this is how I do things :)
Hope you guys enjoy this video and let me know what misconceptions or thoughts on how wheelchair users live their lives, I would love to do another!
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[@DrFranklynAnderson]

I don’t bathe in my ‘chair, but I do sit in it naked when getting in or out of the shower. Dear parents: PLEASE keep that in mind when you think it’s OK to let your kid play in my ‘chair when I’m not using it! And yes I sleep in my ‘chair… mostly at church, when the sermon runs long. 😜

[@carasachs4004]

I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user and this is great! Love the “disabled people are angry” part, had me cracking up! The only thing I get angry about is when things aren’t accessible.

[@ChrisPage68]

Then we're accused of being "oversensitive" - which REALLY makes me Hulk-Out. 😤

[@ffestivelizzie]

Oh yes… 😂😂😂😂

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

YAAAASSSS!!! Ambulatory here, too, and that's me exactly!🤣🤣

[@user-de8oi1td2o]

I’m having some health issues with my joints, but we had a family trip planned for New York City. This kzbin.infoUgkxuxJwamLFanm476LC5WPeTouyyU1GXomC was perfect! It’s lightweight enough that my friend could carry it up or down stairs when we needed to. (I can walk very short distances) It was comfortable for me to sit in, I would say if you’re super tall it might be a little cramped. I’m 5’1” and the foot rests were the perfect height. This may not be the best one for long term use, you get what you pay for, but for something that fits our budget that gives me accessibility while we deal with my health this was amazing.

[@creativecompanion]

My friend occasionally HAS to sleep in her chair, but NOT because she wants to. It is just when a PCA flakes and doesn't show up for work and help transfer her to her bed for the night. My friend cannot move herself out of her chair safely. It's brutal for her to sleep in her chair, yet she has no choice sometimes.

[@tyreebrownart]

The pca doesn’t show up? That’s ridiculous. I hope your friend gets a new a friendly one soon.

[@iSheree]

I hope she gets another PCA. That's not good enough.

[@sirjeej]

creativecompanion I’m afraid of that happening to me, i’m sorry your friend has to deal with that :(

[@Br0th3r7]

That's just horrible. It's so not ok for someone to be robbed of their dignity like that. Something should be done ASAP to get her a new PCA!

[@rockykoast7065]

That's bad. Your friend needs a backup plan...

[@dhruvgeorge]

Another massive misconception is that we are free luggage carriers. Sometimes, suitcases would get piled on my lap and those things are HEAVY!

[@paisleighyt6153]

What the heck! At least ask before putting something in someone’s lap! That’s just common sense!

[@prettydisabled9060]

Wow, that's crazy. :P

[@alternativeprincess4783]

I dated a girl who was in a wheelchair. There wasn't much difference in my experience with her vs an able bodied person except medical things related to why she needed the chair that most people wouldn't even know about.

[@ashleybumgardner4202]

As a child of a wheelchair user I have been asked many of these misconceptions by random people (like in grocery stores) and kids at school when I was younger. Just a few that I think of off the top of my head... being told how amazing and special and brave my mom is (for going grocery shopping or things like that which to me.. an eight year old I was like why all the other kids and their moms go grocery shopping??), being asked if she drives the car in her wheelchair and/or suddenly has use of her legs to use the gas/break pedals, asked if she swims in the pool in her chair (lol), and people flailing around to open doors for her or insisting on helping her push her own chair (which excuse me personal bubble area please don’t touch them or their chair to “help” unless they ask or accept help). Probably plenty more but just made me think of some of the things I remember from growing up that people would do/say!

[@ChelsieHill]

love this comment so much!!!👌🏼👌🏼

[@hypnoticlistener4621]

It’s amazing how free people are with very personal questions about disability.... They don’t stop when the person with a disability is an adult, either, unfortunently.

[@katlady5000]

Very funny. I think another misconception is that all wheelchair users suffered a spinal cord injury. In my case I have SPMS. There are many other medical conditions that can lead to the use of a wheelchair aside from SCI. This video was awesome I especially like how mad you were. 🤣

[@ashkinnally6316]

Ya. I might have POTS also I can't walk. Yet no spinal cord injury here

[@bearsutton7533]

@@ashkinnally6316 I have POTS too but my reason I use a wheelchair is because my anxiety triggers a neurological nerve that causes my legs to forget how to walk

[@SimplyyyDee]

Right I was born with spina bifida and I always get asked if I got in a car accident 🤣🤣

[@PhanstmaDelMar]

I also have SPMS. I can and constantly in and out of my chair. I have leg strength(but doesn’t last long)just can’t propel them forward or balance. I love peoples expressions when they see me get out of chair, load chair in my backseat and then shuffle to driver’s seat 🤣

[@cbryce9243]

Such a great video. What is SPMS? How does it affect you? I was not able to find it online. I have Erythromelalgia and necrotic bones that break easily. I can walk but it is painful.

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

I will say that I genuinely didn't know until a couple years ago that people who were paralyzed could drive, but only because I didn't know that there was such a thing as hand controls - I had never heard of them, never saw anyone use them, so didn't know they existed. I also didn't know vehicles could get modifications that weren't installed in the manufacturing process. Now I know both, and seeing how different people use them to live life to the fullest just brings me such joy - adaptations have been developed to help those who need them.

[@hypnoticlistener4621]

And what’s more, I use a wheelchair, drive and do not use hand controls. Different dx allows different use of legs. Always learning.

[@jameswest8280]

I knew a guy that was a pilot. When he became paralyzed, he modified his plane with hand controls. He was able to get a provisional FAA certification.

[@cbryce9243]

I'm use a wheelchair but do not drive, but it's not because of the wheelchair, it's because I have blackouts.

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

@@hypnoticlistener4621 Exactly - I'm the same way.

[@kelseyhorkey2150]

Genius! Such a good video to show just big misunderstandings of wheelchair users. As a wheelchair user I loved it.

[@sandyseibelhager7131]

I have never thought that a wheelchair user couldn't drive (probably because I knew a guy who did) or thought they slept or showered in their chair. As far as laundry/eating etc I know that some have great difficulty with it if they have limited core,hand or arm function. (thinking of Cole from roll with Cole and Charisma).

[@sisterrose6836]

This Short shows him doing laundry by himself: kzbin.info1LGFRhwUxrc?feature=share

[@haffizahali9936]

I can't tell you how many times poeple have asked me if I sleep in my wheelchair! This is one of the funniest video I have watched in a while would love a part two.

[@sabrinajhonson2813]

ii99o0oo

[@cbryce9243]

Wow, really? Even before I used a wheelchair, that never came to my mind.

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

Love this, definitely sharing! The shower question, omg, 😂my chair cost more than some people's cars, ain't no way I'm taking it in the shower.

[@susieepstein2726]

love this! I am teaching a disability awareness class tomorrow and will use your video. Love your realism and humor; LOVE your piece about showering, sleep and sex (the 3 S's)!

[@irenedavo3768]

Please watch Afrimax English

[@christinabellamoore]

How brilliant to teach a class on Disability Awareness! This should be done is all schools too. I hope it went well? Xx

[@cbryce9243]

It's a little after 1 AM and I nearly woke the family up after seeing the angry part. I laughed through my nose. Thanks, I needed that.

[@sdarrow0717]

OMG, I have been doing it all wrong for so many years! I thought you were supposed to sleep with your wheelchair! Last night I tried it without my wheelchair, and OMG was that so great! 🤣🤣

[@godhasaplanforyoutrustthep6167]

😂🤣 enjoy the Life hack

[@ffestivelizzie]

I know!! Isn’t it great?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@pratishthadeveshwar5239]

This video is ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!!!

[@CajunSmack]

Not sure why the video got any dislikes at all. Wheelchair users want to be as independent as much as possible. This is a perfect example of someone who refuses to blame something else on her challenges. She just gets out and makes it happen!

[@rosinarosina6346]

Uuu

[@peterashv7792]

Stupid))

[@ashleywhite2362]

I am a wheelchair user myself and have been since the day I was born. I love this video it made me laugh and it was excellently done. Best wishes from the UK xx

[@theovanbroeck8620]

The worst as a wheelchair user, or as a physically disabled person is the fact that most of the people address questions for you via the person that accompany you. I myself have two degrees in engineering and one doctors degree in computer sciences.

[@wheelylazylaris]

As a wheelchair user too, this video was hilarious and was basically laughing the whole time! Especially since it's so relatable

[@cbryce9243]

That's exactly it, relatable.

[@hannahostrander9355]

You are so amazing Chelsie! I agree with all of these and I loved how you explained the one about sleeping in your chair because people tell me that sometimes too!😅

[@dpmscatfish]

Here is one that I hear a lot. You can't drive a sports car if you're a wheelchair user! I get dirty looks and comments every time I pull into a handicap parking spot in my Camaro SS. They take it back when I take my chair out and put it together. Also, I drive a race car, so when people see me getting out into my chair at the racetrack, they look completely shocked! Have a great day!

[@Fernando-ox5mo]

Great video, very funny but also educational. Congrats, Chelsie!

[@masontaylorlong1263]

This was the best and I have definitely gotten a lot of these before lol! Bria's acting is on point and amazing. You being "angry" had me rolling! ;) Good laugh and also educational

[@Justyna_N]

One thing that’s not a misconception: money changes everything. Most of those who don’t have it, have an entirely different experience from those who do. And being born disabled usually results in a different perspective then if you’re in an accident and have settlement money. You have more advantages afforded to you. It’s easier. Plain and simple.

[@anneharrison1849]

Or where you live? In England, we don't have to worry about health insurance and we get an allowance just for meeting the costs of being disabled, which is not related to whether or not you have a job or what the rest of your income is. I would have to be a lot richer for it to make a difference (not settlement kind of money) and though I live a lot better than if I only had the basic social security, it wouldn't be disability related things that I would not spend money on.

[@AlCleveland]

I understand, and you are correct. I was fortunate enough to have a job and even with insurance, there was never enough money for adapting my home, and many other things. My power chair was billed at over $32,000. And that is in addition to the other things like vehicle modifications.

[@racheldolan3392]

I’ve literally had some people ask me if I sleep in my chair! Lol

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

I do take naps in mine, but mine reclines & tilts all the way back.

[@rhileycruz2168]

Same!

[@Whispersofenchantment_Offical]

This was so good! I've never gotten "do you sleep in your chair" before.. However everything else... and then some! ha!

[@mikewillman6418]

THANKS ---- Youu gave me a laugh but most of all you gave me confidance. I'm just learninng 'the chair' and I am learning the tricks so I don't look so awkard. I can do anything myself but I sure appreciate a push up a hill. I hope you do more of these

[@Baby88554]

Love this video!! 😂🙌🏼 Girl you own that wheelchair and your life with CONFIDENCE! it’s beautiful. God bless you mama 🙏🏼❤️✨

[@gabriella1587]

Love all your videos chelsie!! :)

[@sunshinetaradise]

This video was hilarious!!! The grocery thing has happened to me SO many times!!!🙄 also I legit laughed super hard at the driving thing😂😂😂

[@robocopleith]

Thanks for the laugh. My dad was in a wheelchair from Polio at 11 yrs old. But back in 1932 they thought that people in wheelchairs were brain dead. I have a news paper clip on my Dad, with heading "Disabled boy at 14 gets essay award". Like there were astonished. People used to talk to my mum like Dad couldn't communicate. Dad would pop up and say, "you can ask me if you like?" I suppose if someone is not around someone in a wheelchair, they wouldn't know. I use to like driving my dads car with hand controls, as they acted like a cruise control in the 1970 Chrysler Valiant. Not sure if any cars had cruise control back then.

[@gracieanderson2207]

I can’t tell you how many times I got “ sleep in my wheelchair 🦽 “ misconceptions When I was in elementary school I’m over it lol

[@Wheels2Walking]

LMAOOOOO love this!

[@dannyt3668]

I always have people ask if I live by myself (creepy) and when I say yes, they ask shockingly, "Do you cook for yourself?!" Uh yeah! Lol btw, I have handle bars on the back of my chair and it super handy when shopping to use a giant IKEA bag on my lap with the handles strapped to my handlebars. I can fit everything and carry it in in one swoop.

[@user-zc8uz9cf8o]

Thanks for lots of information and funny video lol I'm a physical therapist in Japan. I was curious what is differences between Japanese wheel chair users and another country wheel chair users lives. I want to catch up more information. Looking forward to watching your channel🙂

[@rachaelhenson1]

Love this video! I am a wheelchair user. Lost count how many times iv been asked if I sleep in my chair or how I shower. Im in a electric chair so with groceries I carry the big stuff without much trouble and im fine loading a bunch on my lap. My only issue with groceries is i do tend to run into things. 😆

[@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644]

Omg this video was awesome!!! We can still live a full life! This video is great for the community

[@devinwaggoner702]

Hi Chelsie, thanks for a great and humorous video! I've been a wheelchair user all my life. Almost 60 years! One thing I would like to add is that many of us are fiercely independent because we have to be and in most cases we do not want or need help with anything. I would just like to say to the able bodied population don't just come up behind us and start pushing us because you think we need assistance. This is really annoying! You may ask us if we need help. If we decline your offer please respect that and go on about your business. In general, I do not want anyone doing anything for me that I can do myself. I can and have done many things that most able bodied people cannot do. I have a good friend who used to tell me that I have a lot of nerve calling myself disabled since I can do many things better than he can! This would not have happened if I would have had parents and friends always trying to do everything for me!

[@christinabellamoore]

I relate to this very much. I have had people move me out of way to get past me in shops, rather than just say excuse me, and I've had people lean on my chair to reach things too, it drives me mad! Xx

[@cbryce9243]

@@christinabellamoore 😱 When I was using my manual chair, I was waiting outside for the bus to arrive. A woman came up behind me and said, "Oh hunny, you must be cold, let me get you out of the rain". And promptly took me back inside. She said, "There you go now sweetie, all warm and dry now" and she walked off all proud of herself for doing her good deed.

[@bradleymcdonald8641]

This is the first time I've ever watched any of your videos but I find them funny and I have cerebral palsy myself especially the parts when you're explaining what people think we can't do I find those videos funny so I hope you do more videos like this in the future

[@iLindseyProvost]

This video needs to go viral right now

[@ChelsieHill]

Thank you!!

[@iLindseyProvost]

@@cranberrytriangulum YES PLEASE! support my girl!!!

[@iLindseyProvost]

@@ChelsieHill LOVE YOU BABE!!

[@blonderaiderr2563]

Your fiancée raising a hand at 3:29 , I’m dead

[@rodriguezkingz2]

Perfectly Explained and Perfect Educational Information 🤣😂

[@thiessenlourdesthiessen1496]

Buenísimo,aclarar estos puntos que muchas personas lo desconocen y piensan que hacemos las cosas erróneas. Soy usuaria de silla de ruedas desde hace 4 años y soy 100%independiente

[@astoldfromthewheelchair6213]

Exactly on point!! I love this video!!

[@Jaggededge112]

You are so funny! I just found your channel and subscribed. I like how you take the misconceptions and correct them in a humorous manner. I am a wheelchair user myself and get strange remarks all the time.

[@Jaggededge112]

Oh and I love your house. Very pretty.

[@brendaobey517]

Chelsie Thank you for sharing the video. I do sleep in my wheelchair every now and then. But not on the bed like that. I'm usually have someone here to help me in and out of bed . But I do things with one hand. I have been doing that in a long time ever since I was a little girl. I had down a flight of stairs when I was 6 months old. But I do have my feelings in my whole body. I kept myself strong and I'm doing everything as long as I can. Thank you for sharing that video my friend

[@LeeMaiden]

You did an excellent video, thank you. I remember a few years ago someone wanted to know who changed the hinges on the door to the expandable hinges. I told them I did, they were thinking that no way could a wheelchair user remove the door and re-install the door. I stretched out my arm to show them I could reach the screws on the upper hinge just fine. I also changed out a tall 30 gallon water heater sitting on an elevated shelf in its little closet. Last month was 10 years in a chair for me, I've learned a lot in that time. I can still do many things, I just have to do them a little differently.

[@EmQuattrocchi]

Haha definitely laughed throughout this video, loved it! A few of these have definitely happened to me 😂

[@arihirschman6884]

KZbin has decided that I need to see this type of video. Wow! You have such a beautiful soul and such a great attitude!. And, you are so funny. Thank you. You are inspiring.

[@rockykoast7065]

Nicely edited video, as well as light-hearted. I really must teach myself more on video-editing..

[@andeechristian9436]

The tantrum was hilarious! The groceries was REAL!❤

[@PreachermanPiper]

I ended up a paraplegic at age 65 and I am in a power wheelchair. I turn 75 in a few weeks and I have learned to do all there things myself. Loved this video, you were great. God Bless young lady.

[@williambayh1574]

Excellent! I laughed and cried...threw a tantrum (just for practice), too! Quad for forty years now, we give people like you a bad rap - it's all good. Lol

[@dioromo4547]

So funny. As wheelchair user so great to have someone say this

[@annajohnson2445]

Thank you for sharing I really get that a lot too. Now I can just share your video to everyone ❤...

[@stephanievazquez4384]

I love this!!! Where did you buy the hand control for the car?? I’m a 23 year old wheelchair user and I really want to learn how to drive but prepared cars are expensive.

[@alizaakbar2695]

Omg you should definitely do content videos that are relatable for wheelchair users! I'm one of them and they're literally gonna be hilarious please do it! Much love!😄

[@Crappler1989]

WOW- you're such an inspiration. - insert sarcasm- Great video! I especially love the sleeping in your chair, that's the equivalent of wheelchair bound.

[@johnnylightning11889]

"I wish I had someone to help me do the laundry " GUUUUURL, SAME!!!! THE ANGRY THING HAD ME IN STITCHES!!!!! ❤ from Oklahoma

[@douglas724]

Lol...I like your answer to the angry question. My mom always is surprised when not a lot bugs me and I'm doing well since I had to start using canes and then a chair.

[@adventurousash]

Loved the multicolor wheels during the angry bit.

[@mr.nobody9697]

This video was funny asf! Youve got some comedic talent. The sleeping skit and the exposed vag getting in the shower cracked me up.

[@danielastarbuck5307]

Im new to your channel and i love the video 😊so cool to watch

[@therandomoccult1159]

Tommorrow I go to school in my wheelchair first time. I needed this to just make me smile

[@zaynabrauf3636]

absolutely love this!!!

[@rowiko]

Excellent video to help educate people, and brilliantly done!

[@MomLuvs2Collect]

Great video! I did laugh especially at the I'm angry one which reminded me of the movie Enchanted when she realizes she's angry LOL😂!

[@michaelvickery8435]

I loved the video! My girlfriend is a wheelchair user, and so I have seen and hear some of these misconceptions before.

[@user-fw3pv2nt9e]

Wow thats great.I had a cousin who was confind to a wheelchair bcause his feets were paralize and this man was so happy he saw himself as a surviver not a cripple and he was capable of helping himself in some areas independently.

[@Quadnificent619]

I loved it!🔥🔥💯

[@AlCleveland]

Enjoyed your video! I am 66, Polio in 1958, wheelchair since 1995. My manual chair has same back as yours. That has prompted more comments, mostly from PT/OT’s. I am having to depend more on a power chair and I H A T E it. You could do a great comedy video watching me trying to adapt. Seriously, I would not trade a minute of my life in a chair. Yeah, it’s painful and a serious hindrance, but is my challenges that have brought me to this place. The journey is worth it. I love your humor and storytelling. Keeping it real!!! Oh, almost forgot, I do nap (getting older). Not a good idea. I fell over, on my back all tangled in chair on top and my head through the bedroom wall. My wife had been napping in her recliner next to me. Funny now, I’m keeping the hole in the wall. Reminds me not to take myself too seriously.

[@DR-gg4zp]

The angry part was HILARIOUS!!!!

[@stenor]

I have severe back and knee pain and can walk short distance but do use my wheelchair if out and about, does make it easier for my wife having a motor under chair for assist when pushing me.. Great video..

[@alessandraserra9255]

hilarious!!! this video is SO GOOD!!!

[@beautifulmisfit2000]

Thank you so much for this

[@rozanaatallah2952]

Thanks for showing them how we live our life 🧡🧡💗💗🧡💜💜💜🧡🧡

[@anointedbeau]

You are so hilarious 😂 love your video, just came across your channel. And you are beautiful 🥰

[@jqfowler6200]

I thought I’d fall out my chair laughing about the driving loved it 😆

[@lebenaufraedern]

Wohooow! Thanks so much for this video! I'm also wheelchair user and know a little of these misconceptions. Please do have the best of luck.May I use your video for inspiration for my own channel?

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

I have met and know wheelchair users especially as part of Diveheart I seen wheelchair users scuba dive and they did good. I never doubt them not one bit at all they are resilient.

[@BeinMindyT]

Oh my gosh so real. Love this. Amen Chelsie. ❤️❤️❤️

[@dilmaa4723]

This was a funny video! My husband is in the wheelchair and we often get asked weird questions…. Funny video!!

[@chandahagen5119]

SO funny! This was awesome!!!

[@strawberryheart372]

That is the BEST fake angry I've ever seen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erinmalone2669]

I love the bulldog just watching you unload the car. 😊

[@hypnoticlistener4621]

OMG @ 6:15 some days! Especially when the person comes running up and takes over. Sharing in the life!

[@priyanka3608]

Heights of hilarity! ..This was awfully relatable.. Thanks for the laughs, Chelsie. God's bless :)

[@BrianHartman]

Great video. :) The driving issue is a little complicated. A lot depends on *why* you're in a wheelchair, and what kind of secondary diagnoses you have. I don't drive. I've got spina bifida and hydrocephalus. I have a startle reflex, no depth perception (as in, I only see in 2 dimensions) and problems with attention. I was told I had a 50/50 chance of being able to drive, but I decided not to, because I felt really uncomfortable during the driving tests, and I didn't want that 50/50 coin toss to go the wrong way and end up killing someone on the road. So there's nothing inherent about being in a wheelchair that would prevent one from being able to drive (given hand controls, obviously), but it's those secondary conditions that might make driving either a really bad idea or impossible.

[@russelljohnson6267]

I have the same diagnoses. I agree 100%.

[@arshiyasidiqaa]

Thanks for the information

[@SP94NL]

Your video randomly popped up, I love the angry sketch.

[@FlipMacz]

Sleep in ur chair part.... 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣....I'm dead.

[@glenbegin9152]

I am a new lower leg amputee last year and i think i love you. Lol. You do have a great sense of humor though. Cannot do the grocery thing on my own because i live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and winter and snow here makes what you did with your groceries impossible. How did you get up those steps you set your groceries on?

[@allclay1993]

One I get all the time is people who assume I can't talk... especially hosts/servers at restaurants. I have no idea how this one works lol

[@markorollo.]

That can be an advantage though, I wouldn't want to talk to idiots who think we can't talk anyway lol

[@TravisHargiss]

I’m a chair user doing research on making videos or showing more of how I do things, and this video has made me laugh but I have dealt with these misconceptions

[@mattbarker7739]

Great video, I'm disabled in a wheelchair an I can relate to the video myself

[@johnnydean]

Love this video. I could totally relate to the groceries bit (I’m an amputee).

[@carloscerati6607]

As a double amputee myself, the angry one made me crack up so loud it scared everyone at home lol.

[@derekkendallholmes2768]

You are hysterical... Haven't gone to your main site... but if you are a comedian.. you have found your calling. ..

[@Mkspokes]

Hey Chelsie looking well girl! Love that sweater on you! Xx That bed looks sooooo comfortable too!! 🛌

[@ChelsieHill]

Thank you!