Im sorry to hear about your accident, Id point out your not alone in that theres several old geezers on this site in various stages of dis-ability, but that doesn,t necessarily prevent, many of us from working on our cars, it usually just makes it a good deal more difficult most of the time, and a lot slower project.
I know a bit about that "makes it a good deal more difficult most of the time, and a lot slower project."having a ankle and knee full of surgical screws & pins and a bad back