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Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken".It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.
One of the most famous artists of the Marvel universe and is known as a brilliant sculptor. [citation needed] 1980 Madame Web: The Amazing Spider-Man: Marvel Comics: Blind and paralyzed. [citation needed] 1963 Cliff Steel AKA Robot Man: Doom Patrol and Justice League United: DC Comics: Entire body replaced with a prosthetic metal body ...
People with paraplegia, a neurologically based impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the body's lower extremities. See also: Category:People with tetraplegia Contents
John Callahan (1951–2010) – Cartoonist, became a quadriplegic in an auto accident at age 21 [3] Walter Harris Callow (1896–1958) – inventor of the wheelchair accessible bus. [4] Roy Campanella (1921–1993) – American baseball player. Paralyzed in a 1958 auto accident. [5] John Carter (1815–1850) – English artist [6]
Ali Stroker grew up in New Jersey with her parents, Jody and Jim Stroker, as well as an older brother, Jake. At the age of two, Stroker and her brother were in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that left Ali paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to walk, she uses a wheelchair. [4]
Note: This category's interpretation of disability is quite broad, and may include people with medical conditions that may not typically be considered disabled. See also Category:People with disabilities .
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Steven Dillon Serio (born September 8, 1987) is a wheelchair basketball player. As a co-captain of the USA Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team, he led the American men to their first Paralympic gold medal since 1988 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games [1] and defended the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [2]