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* '''Justified''': In the original story, Alice was paralyzed by polio. The adaptation is set in modern times when polio has been nearly eradicated, so it wouldn't make sense for her to have that particular disability.

* '''Deconstructed''': The modifications to Alice's disability are examined in a realistic and critical manner, highlighting the negative consequences and challenges she faces as a result of the changes made. This could involve exploring the emotional and physical toll of the modified disability on Alice's life, showcasing the limitations and difficulties she encounters.

* '''Straight''': Alice can walk in a movie adaptation of her original work despite being confined to a wheelchair in the original work.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice was a quadriplegic capable of only involuntary twitches. She ends up an Olympic athlete.

** Alice can walk, but has a pronounced limp so she can't do a lot of physical activities.
** Alice still needs her wheelchair, but can walk for brief periods without it despite being completely paralyzed in the original work.

** Alice is still missing a limb, but the prosthetic is far more sophisticated and versatile.
** Alice still needs a cane, but she does not lean as heavily on it and walks must faster than her original counterpart.

** Alice is able-bodied at the beginning, but gets crippled later in the movie.
** Alice is healed of the injury she had in her original work, but in the film adaptation she has a different injury/disability.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But then she magically gets that disability removed.
* '''Justified''': Alice was a young woman with polio and it is set in modern times - given the success of eradication campaigns her having that disability now makes no sense.
** The adaptation is a {{prequel}}, Alice hasn't suffered the car crash that paralyzed her yet.

** The director didn't feel like bothering to actively recruit a disabled actress and the casting call specified able-bodied actors only.
** The original work was made when mental illnesses and disorders were poorly understood, and thanks to ValuesDissonance its depiction of an InsaneEqualsViolent FlatCharacter SerialKiller simply wouldn't fly today. The people adapting the work choose to completely remove the killer's implied mental disorder, and rewrite that person's backstory and motivations with fewer implications of "mental illness = evil".

** Alice appears to have no disability. Then it turns out she has a hidden one. Which later progresses to a visible one. Before being cured in the end without so much as a scar.
** Unlike the original, Alice in the adaptation does not have a missing limb. Until it is cut off in a similar accident. Then Alice gets an advanced prosthetic limb. Only to have it destroyed and forced to replace it with a crude hook. Then she develops {{Telekensis}} which she [[PowerIncontinence initially has problems controlling]] but soon is able to lift items as well as her original hand.
* '''Lampshaded''': There is a MythologyGag about what Alice would do if she was in a wheelchair.

* '''Implied''': Alice's left hand was occasionally seen shaking involuntarily. Her actress does it more subtly. Whether she is supposed to have a lesser neurological disorder or it was just how she portrayed the same disease hasn't confirmed.

* '''Reconstructed''': The modifications to Alice's disability are then used to create a positive and empowering narrative, emphasizing the strengths and opportunities that arise from the changes made. This could involve portraying Alice as an inspirational figure who overcomes adversity, finding new ways to excel and succeed despite her modified disability.

Wait why are you able to click the link back to AbledInTheAdaptation. Shouldn't you be completely paralyzed?

* '''Justified''':
** Alice was a young woman with polio and it is set in modern times - given the success of eradication campaigns her having that disability now makes no sense.
** The original work was made when mental illnesses and disorders were poorly understood, and thanks to ValuesDissonance its depiction of an InsaneEqualsViolent FlatCharacter SerialKiller simply wouldn't fly today. The people adapting the work choose to completely remove the killer's implied mental disorder, and rewrite that person's backstory and motivations with fewer implications of "mental illness = evil".

* '''Enforced''': The director didn't feel like bothering to actively recruit a disabled actress and the casting call specified able-bodied actors only.

** Unlike the original, Alice in the adaptation does not have a missing limb. Until it is cut off in a similar accident. Then Alice gets an advanced prosthetic limb. Only to have it destroyed and forced to replace it with a crude hook.

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's struggles to come to terms with her new prosthetic limb and she undergoes the emotional journey.

* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice cured her disability with an risky and experimental surgery.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** The original work was made when mental illnesses and disorders were poorly understood, and thanks to ValuesDissonance its depiction of an InsaneEqualsViolent FlatCharacter SerialKiller simply wouldn't fly today. The people adapting the work choose to completely remove the killer's implied mental disorder, and rewrite their backstory and motivations with less UnfortunateImplications.

** The original work was made when mental illnesses and disorders were poorly understood, and thanks to ValuesDissonance its depiction of an InsaneEqualsViolent FlatCharacter SerialKiller simply wouldn't fly today. The people adapting the work choose to completely remove the killer's AmbiguousDisorder, and rewrite their backstory and motivations with less UnfortunateImplications.

** Alice in original work is missing and arm and a leg, but in the movie only the arm is missing.

* '''Justified''': Alice was a young woman with polio and it is set in modern times - given the success of eradication campaigns her having that disability now makes no sense.

** Alice is still missing a limb, but the prostetic is far more sophisticated and versatile.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is able-bodied in the original work, [[DisabledInTheAdaptation but is given a disability in the adaptation]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice appears to have no disability. Then it turns out she has a hidden one. Which later progresses to a visible one. Before being cured in the end without so much as a scar.

* '''Discussed''': "I hate it when they randomly make disabled characters lose their disabilities in adaptations for no good reason."
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Justified''': Alice was a young woman with polio. Given the success of eradication campaigns having that disability now makes no sense.

* '''Deconstructed''': This abrupt change in Alice's condition sparks uproar within the fanbase, which also puts a bad light on the producers thinking that able-bodied people are more desirable.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is able-bodied at the beginning, but gets crippled later in the movie.

A character lacks or has a lessened version of the disability they had in the original work.
* '''Straight:''' Alice can walk in a movie adaptation of her original work despite being confined to a wheelchair in the original work.

* '''Subverted:''' Alice is able-bodied at the beginning, but gets crippled later in the movie.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ...But then she magically gets that disability removed.

* '''Averted:''' Alice retains her disability in the adaptation.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice is able-bodied in the original work, [[DisabledInTheAdaptation but is given a disability in the adaptation.]]
* '''Enforced:''' The director didn't feel like bothering to actively recruit a disabled actress and the casting call specified able-bodied actors only.

* '''Zig Zagged:''' Alice appears to have no disability. Then it turns out she has a hidden one. Which later progresses to a visible one. Before being cured in the end without so much as a scar.

* '''Exploited''': ?

* '''Defied:''' The director makes an active effort to ensure Alice is played by an actress [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor sharing her disability]].

* '''Conversed''': ?

* '''Reconstructed''': ?
* '''Played For Laughs''': ?
* '''Played For Drama''': ?

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* '''Discussed''': "I hate it when they randomly make disabled characters lose their disabilities an adaptations for no good reason."

* '''Deconstructed''': This abrupt change in Alice's condition sparked uproar within the fanbase,which also puts a bad light on the producers thinking that able-bodied people are more desirable.

* '''Deconstructed''': ?

* '''Inverted:''' Alice is able-bodied in the original work, but is given a disability in the adaptation.

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': Alice used crutches in the original work. She walks with a limp and a cane in the movie.

* '''Discussed''': "I hate it when they randomly make disabled characters lose it an adaptations for no good reason.

* '''Downplayed:'''
** Alice can walk, but has a pronounced limp so she can't do a lot of physical activities.
** Alice still needs her wheelchair, but can walk for brief periods without it despite being completely paralyzed in the original work.

* '''Conversed''': "Adam's mother looks young enough to be his sister."

* '''Played Straight:''' Alice can walk in a movie adaptation of her original work despite being confined to a wheelchair in the original work.

* '''Defied:''' The director makes an active effort to ensure Alice is played by an actress [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor sharing her disability]].

* '''Defied:''' The director makes an active effort to ensure Alice is played by an actress sharing her disability.

* '''Downplayed:''' Alice can walk, but has a pronounced limp so she can't do a lot of physical activities.

'''Played Straight:''' Alice can walk in a movie adaptation of her original work despite being confined to a wheelchair in the original work.
'''Subverted:''' Alice is able-bodied at the beginning, but gets crippled later in the movie.
'''Double Subverted:''' ...But then she magically gets that disability removed.
'''Averted:''' Alice retains her disability in the adaptation.
'''Downplayed:''' Alice can walk, but has a pronounced limp so she can't do a lot of physical activities.