Fellow wheelchair users - I am curious!

In general conversation about getting somewhere, do you say "I walked there"/ "I went for a walk". Or do you use wheelchair language? ("I wheeled there/ I went for a roll/ Shall we push to the shops?")

(If other - comment below!)
For me personally, in general every-day usage I only ever say walk "I'm going for a walk" or "let's walk to the shops".

It's only in conversations about accessibility that I specify wheeling. i.e "Pavements need more dropped kerbs to enable wheeling."
In find myself using a lot of 'walking' language and imagery. If I'm shocked I'll say "I need to sit down" despite the fact I am literally always sat down.

Also: I travel "on foot"; when I'm drunk I'm "legless"; when I'm in a hurry I "run".

I've never thought twice about this!
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