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Old 02-23-2008, 06:46 PM
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The proper etiquette for helping someone disabled?

could someone please tell me the proper etiquette for helping someone in say a wheel chair.. i was in a supper market one day shopping with my son, and beside us was a man in a wheel chair. He was reaching down to a lower shelf to grab a box of soft drink, he seemed to be struggeling, i wasn't sure what to do, so i waited for a moment, then i decided to offer my help. " i said can i help you", he didn't even really look at me he just said no with a strange look on his face and left immediatly as if i had said something wrong. was it wrong of me to offer help.. I felt bad when he left as if i did the wrong thing.
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