Comic: What Did You Just Ask Me?

An illustration of two people side by side. On the left is a person going up to the person on the right, who is in a wheelchair. The person on the left says, “Oh, I’m sorry you’re in a wheelchair. What happened to you?” The person on the left looks over confused and says “...Huh?”

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An illustration of two people side by side. On the left is a person going up to the person on the right, who is in a wheelchair. The person on the left says, “Oh, I’m sorry you’re in a wheelchair. What happened to you?” The person on the left looks over confused and says “...Huh?” The text at the top says “What I say.” An illustration of 6 mini panels of the wheelchair user. The following panel, starting from the top left is an illustration of a person sweating, looking away next to a do not run sign saying “ran at a pool.” The top middle panel is an illustration of a person shrugging underneath a little sun, saying “flew too close to the sun.” The last top right panel is an illustration of a person annoyed saying “asked someone in a wheelchair what happened to them and they beat me up.” The first panel at the bottom left is an illustration of a person scared with a shadow surrounding them saying “the fitness gram pacer test…” The bottom middle panel is an illustration of a person embarrassed, saying “pushed on a pull door.” The last bottom right panel is an illustration of a person viewed from high up with a tiny bike illustrated on top of them, saying “my mom’s a bike.”

The text at the top says “What I actually want to say.” An illustration of a wheelchair user with their legs crossed saying, “Please never go up and ask a wheelchair user or anyone with a disability what happened to them. It’s always a weird question to receive and really invasive. You  are not entitled to any medical information of anyone who is disabled just because you’re curious.”
A person with a disability comes up with creative responses when being asked why they are disabled. Many disabled people can feel uncomfortable when approached and asked such a question, and come up with sillier, appropriately ridiculous replies (Illustration by Noah Guevara).
About Noah Guevara 9 Articles
Noah Guevara is a first-year from Dallas, Texas. He is majoring in Biology on the pre-vet track. Noah seeks to bring awareness about disabilities/accessibility and and visual clarity to his audience. Can be found wheeling around or stomping with a cane, always willing to say hi. Contact Noah via email [email protected]

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