"...The fact that Clark recovered from a stroke, can communicate and go on network television should have been acclaimed as a stunning achievement -- because that's what it was. Being able to communicate was a big deal and Clark, knowing he wasn't perfect, was courageous to make the effort when he could have sat home eating popcorn.
We don't see many disabled people on TV, even though there are more than 34 million U.S. adults limited in activity due to a chronic health condition. We hardly ever see a grandpa or grandma anymore, and it's been a long time since we had a character like Ironsides solve crimes while in a wheelchair...."
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