Suggestion: Disabilities on TV

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The new comedy show Speechless (2016) features a teenage character (and actor) with cerebral palsy. Depictions of the disabled are becoming more and more common on TV, just as other marginalized groups are making similar strides. Which actor gave the best performance as a disabled person? 

Raymond Burr as Ironside on Ironside 
Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary on Little House on the Prairie 
Dana Elcar as Pete on MacGyver 
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law 
LeVar Burton as Geordi on Star Trek: The Next Generation 
Chris Burke as Corky on Life Goes On 
Laura Innes as Kerry on ER 
Alex Désert as Jake on Becker 
Robert David Hall as Al on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 
Michael Weatherly as Logan on Dark Angel 
Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie on Malcolm in the Middle 
Jason Ritter as Kevin on Joan of Arcadia 
Mitch Longley as Mitch on Las Vegas 
Geri Jewell as Jewel on Deadwood 
Hugh Laurie as Dr. House on House M.D. 
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law 
Terry O'Quinn as John on Lost 
Marlee Martin as Jodi on The L Word 
Jessica Capshaw as Arizona on Grey's Anatomy 
Scott Porter as Jason on Friday Night Lights 
RJ Mitte as Junior on Breaking Bad 
Luke Zimmerman as Tom on The Secret Life of the American Teenager 
Kevin McHale as Artie on Glee 
Lauren Potter as Becky on Glee 
Stephen Wallem as Thor on Nurse Jackie 
Christopher Gorham as Auggie on Covert Affairs 
Max Burkholder as Max on Parenthood 
Jamie Brewer as Adelaide, Nan and Marjorie on American Horror Story 
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion on Game of Thrones 
Katie Leclerc as Daphne on Switched at Birth 
Sean Berdy as Emmett on Switched at Birth 
Diane Kruger as Sonya on The Bridge 
Daryl Mitchell as Patton on NCIS: New Orleans 
Charlie Cox as Matt/Daredevil on Daredevil 
Micah Fowler as JJ on Speechless 

List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066082434
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