JJ GETS INTO A CONTACT SPORT WHILE MAYA SEES A NEW SIDE OF KENNETH, ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

"S-L-E--SLED HOCKEY" - JJ instantly wants to join a sled hockey team made up entirely of people with disabilities, but Jimmy is not thrilled and thinks it's dangerous. Meanwhile, Maya takes a CPR class with Kenneth, and she sees how popular he is and realizes that she needs to be nicer in order to keep him as JJ's aide, on "Speechless," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

"Speechless" stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie ("The Big Bang Theory") as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring is Meredith Quill as Amanda, Rydell Danzie as Coach, Tony Forsmark as Coach Barry, Reece Rios as Darren and Treisa Gary as Teacher.

"S-L-E--SLED HOCKEY" was written by Elizabeth Beckwith & Ron McCants and directed by Ken Whittingham.

Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes and is executive producer of the show, along with "Fresh Off the Boat"'s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a Foundation Partner and Technical Consultant on "Speechless." To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.