These are based on real life, so I know they're realistic.

Deaf person in car crash: visibly disabled when communicating (esp with 7-1/2 fingers)

Paraplegic with blown shoulders changes to powerchair (Simi Linton's memoir My Body Politic)

Burn survivor in wheelchair (burn scar being particularly noticeable)

Quadriplegics with some shoulder function often are rehabbed to manual chairs initially, then switch to power to prevent fatigue.