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I find it saddening when terminology like "wheelchair bound" is used on Television or radio. Since the issue was on American Politics and not Disability there is no need to mention the fact that Charles Ruff was in a wheelchair. However, interviewees can sometime choose how they wish to be introduced and in my view in it is not the place of collectives or groups to enforce a libel on the individual. If the lawyer in question has no objection then is it our place to question his choice. By enforcing another label on someone are we any better than those who deem us "wheelchair bound" or "Disabled". To impose one set of ethics on to another could be considered unethical in itself. Michael ---------------------- M.G.Peckitt [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%