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Or, you could look back, pretend to recognize them, and say, "Hey! I though that was you! It's been so long! Tell me what you've been up to!" Then enjoy the backpeddling!
I think the talking over the kid thing is really common, not necessarily in response to the wheelchairs, prostheses or whatever. People just tend to treat kids as though they can't hear or understand you if you're big.
As far as praying goes, I had a preacher one time who told us that whenever approached, just prop up the "offending" part and say, "Have at it!" It won't hurt, could help, and puts the rude person on the spot.
Besides, it's funny to watch the nice people try to figure out how to gracefully leave.
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