paraplegic

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The Me Before You series follows the life of Louisa Clark, a working-class girl who ends up as a carer for paraplegic Will Traynor, a wealthy man who is paralysed after a motorcycle accident.

From BBC

Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright will spend five months in prison for tampering with evidence after a helicopter crash that killed his co-star and left the pilot a paraplegic.

From BBC

Backstory: The bitter rivalry between screen legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford helped propel this film about an aging onetime child star who torments her sister, a paraplegic former actor.

From Los Angeles Times

Joseph Tusia seemed to be running a legitimate business, hiring paraplegic employees.

From Los Angeles Times

"She is paralysed from the waist down, and doctors have said it will take months to determine whether she will be permanently paraplegic or not."

From BBC