Mr Richard Kuppusamy sits in his wheelchair and wryly throws up a poser.
"If you point at me and ask anyone: 'Do you think that guy can work for a construction company?', what do you think they'd say?" asks the 41-year-old who was born with spina bifida, a condition where the spine and spinal cord do not form and develop properly.
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