Disabled Representation in TV By EdwardMcEdward Sep 21, 1964 Stingray has a character in a hovering wheel chair Sep 28, 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation has blind main character Jul 26, 1990 Americans with Disability Act is first disabled issue to be lead story on major TV news network (CNN) Jan 31, 1999 Joe on Family Guy Sep 23, 2003 Fireman Sam introduces disabled character Nov 16, 2004 House has a gummy leg Sep 9, 2009 Glee has disabled characters Artie is in a wheelchair And a girl with downs Sep 19, 2010 Rich Harrow has half a face on Boardwalk Empire Apr 17, 2011 Game Of Thrones starts airing; Has dwarf as major character Aug 29, 2012 PARALYMIPICS Aug 30, 2012 The Last Leg airs as paralympic aftershow Sep 21, 2015 Breaking Bad has main character with cerebal palsy Nov 2, 2015 Buster Bluth's hand gets eaten by a seal in Arrested Development
