In this paper we analyze cultural practices, discourses and social representations of infantilization of institutionalized disabled people. Infantilization describes the devaluation of adults in minors in the sense that disabled adults are deprived of the privileges and rights of the adulthood by being viewed as immature / incomplete individuals. As we know, being a child means being subjected to adult protection and therefore to obey in their rules. Thus, we will try to highlight the ways in which the devalorisation of disabled adults arises, by focusing on practices inside and outside institutions, highlighting the scientific reasons that helped asexualize the disabled, followed by their infantilization. We will look at the ways in which the wheelchair is depicted in western culture, focusing on practices of charity and victimization in Greece. The wheelchair appears to be seen as the predominant symbol of disability in Western culture and to be identified with immobility, stagnation, inactivity, passivity. The usual substitution in the daily routine of the word wheelchair with the word “stroller” reminds us of childhood and dependence. In that sense, we highlight the ways in which our childhood representations relate to disability through the formation of our perceptions of dependence on others and the provision of care. Finally, we argue that help and interdependence should be seen as silenced aspects of everyday life and if they are to enter the public sphere, the lives of the disabled wouldn’t be devalued.