Cool questions! I don't have any real answers, just my opinions:
I'd say a person in a wheelchair wheels. "I'll wheel over there and get it."
A short word for a wheelchair is chair. "I'll take the chair over there."
I'd also say controlling/steering a wheelchair is wheeling. "I'll wheel over there...", "My arms are tired after all this wheeling around."
I can't really imagine a word for a person in a wheelchair user beyond "wheelchair user" like you wrote. Shorter might be "chair user". P'raps you could instigate "wheelie" or "wheeler".
Word questions are fun!
I hope if the wheelchair thing continues to work out for you, that you can get one of those cool racing chairs; that'd give you some fab exercise mobility, I'd think. And be so cool and fun!
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I'd say a person in a wheelchair wheels. "I'll wheel over there and get it."
A short word for a wheelchair is chair. "I'll take the chair over there."
I'd also say controlling/steering a wheelchair is wheeling. "I'll wheel over there...", "My arms are tired after all this wheeling around."
I can't really imagine a word for a person in a wheelchair user beyond "wheelchair user" like you wrote. Shorter might be "chair user". P'raps you could instigate "wheelie" or "wheeler".
Word questions are fun!
I hope if the wheelchair thing continues to work out for you, that you can get one of those cool racing chairs; that'd give you some fab exercise mobility, I'd think. And be so cool and fun!