Many of those who return find themselves without proper state support, and a future with massive cuts to disability benefit and the rest of the welfare state.
Stuck in a massive backlog of disability claims, it took more than a year to start receiving his monthly compensation for his medical conditions, according to his brother.
Spastic tetraplegia is defined as massive total motor disability involving all four limbs, the upper to at least the same degree as the lower ones.
But many affected children have either died, are confined to wheelchairs or have massive, life-altering disabilities because of it.
People with a learning disability face massive exclusion from the labour market, and have seen their benefits and funding for vital social care services reduced".
It is clear that a benefits system that does more to help disabled people to find work, while also better supporting those furthest from the labour market, could potentially play a massive role in challenging disability poverty.
For example, the 2016 movie "Me Before You," received massive backlash from the disability community due to the film's romantic lead — a man who becomes quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident — decides to die by suicide because living with a disability is a life that is not worth living.
"The opportunities we get to work with athletes with disabilities is massive and it makes you more versatile and more employable," says Vicki Huckle, 20, who teaches adaptive rowing in local special schools.
It's also happening on a massive scale to people with disabilities who haven't done anything wrong.
"The fact we have 10 athletes potentially at the games, who are very strong, positive representations of people with disabilities will have a massive impact in inspiring younger children to participate initially and then to strive for excellence".
