This early post in the comm: Portrayals of people with disabilities in Star Trek (http://community.livejournal.com/starbase_idic/1115.html) mentions Captain Pike specifically. And I found this thread (http://community.livejournal.com/starbase_idic/1115.html?thread=5211#t5211) about his treatment by the writers particularly cogent (and snarky). ;-)
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(also: love the icon!)