paraplegic
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When adjunct professor Zelu, who is paraplegic, hits rock bottom personally and professionally, she unexpectedly writes a mega-bestselling work of Afro-futurism that also addresses the differently abled.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024
When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
He was left with a dislocated spinal cord, which left him a paraplegic.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023
And even more recently, NBC's big box store sitcom "Superstore," which wrapped in 2021, saw able-bodied actor Colton Dunn starring as paraplegic employee Garrett.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023
He sat upright in his chair, not looking at Mrs. Olinski or the blackboard but staring into the middle distance, as if looking at the word paraplegic or the paraplegic herself was too painful.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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