Personallly I like the character portrayed by Laura Innes on the TV show
ER. She walks with a cane and a limp but it is never made the focus and
never interferes with her being a smart, talented physician and beautiful at
the same time. Her disability is just a (small) part of who she is. I like that
and the fact that her colleagues accept her the way she is. Maybe this is
an indication that attitudes are changing?  What do you all think?

BTW, I saw the actress interviewed and she is NDA. She decided to
portray the character with a disability and the producers liked the idea. As
far as I know the cause of her disability has never been explained.

Yvonne Mommy to 2 year-old triplets: Robert (NDA), Anthony (PVL, CP),
and Our Angel, Joseph {April 14/97-Dec. 31/98}. Ottawa, Canada