I personally loved the Paralympics. I would hope it inspired a lot of disabled people.
But, as acheron pointed out, a lot of us are not "just" disabled. We are battling ill health, sickness and disease as well. The other thing to point out is that a lot of these athletes start getting involved in sport etc at a fairly young age. (A lot of us are well past our youth, lol). They also have a lot of help, a brilliant support programme and grants etc.
The thing that sticks in my craw, is the fact that the games were sponsored by ATOS. The same organisation that are making reports that are preventing people from getting any sort of help. And who can forget the boos and jeers which welcomed George Osborne when he presented medals.