Complex sentence: By the early eighties and in particular in North America, the term began to be used increasingly to describe the second meaning, special transport services for people with disabilities, and in this respect has become a sub-sector and business in its own right.
Split into simpler sentences: By the early eighties and in particular in North America, the term began to be used increasingly to describe the second meaning: special transport services for people with disabilities. In this respect, paratransit has become a sub-sector and business in its own right.