There are two types of disabled people: those who let their condition define them and those who don’t. RJ Mitte was a shining example of the latter.
Like him, I have cerebral palsy, and watching the show I saw a role model.
While Mitte’s condition was relatively mild (he slowed his speech and used crutches to play the more disabled Walter White Jr in the show) and mine is thankfully even milder, it’s still a condition that leaves you knackered and stiff at the end of the day. But that never stopped him.
While he was a vocal advocate for people with cerebral
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