[M.G.]

Go ahead and make the offer. In my case, I often say no to such offers; but I do appreciate the thought. What gets on my nerves is when help is extended without an offer (which can be somewhat unnerving – say I’m leaning on a door to open it, and suddenly it’s not there to lean on) or if the offerer gets pushy (‘Can I help you? Are you sure? It’s really no trouble.’) or goes ahead and offers help despite my assurances that I don’t need help. But there are times when assistance will be accepted. And again, even when we say no, the offer is usually appreciated.

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[M.G.]

Agreed – it’s not about exclusive use, it’s about accessibility. Go ahead and use it (ahem … unless you’re planning on having a quickie, in which case, don’t use it!). The way I usually explain this is by comparing it with handicapped parking: *that* is exclusive because the turnover time is too large for it to be practical to wait. Most of the time, OTOH, it is practical to wait a few minutes for a bathroom stall to be available.

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[M.G.]

‘Little Person’ is probably the safest term to use. I, however, call myself (and preferred to be called) a dwarf. It seems that this is more common in my generation (20 somethings) than the older generations, though this is of course a gross generalization. I think it’s a backlash against vocabulary that is seen as ‘overly PC’. Note: often Little Person (and yes, it’s usually capitalized) is shortened to LP.

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