handicapped vs paraplegic

handicapped

noun
  • A disabled person. 

adj
  • Having a handicap. 

  • Limited by an impediment of some kind. 

paraplegic

noun
  • A person who suffers from paraplegia. 

adj
  • Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. 

How often have the words handicapped and paraplegic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )