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Honestly, I think the best advice I can give you is to not worry about whether you will or won't be discriminated against. Just try to put it out of your mind and live your life the best you can. Most (nearly all) people will refrain from purposeful discrimination, but that of course does not mean that your leg braces might make some people unconsciously uncomfortable and you won't be admitted because it is easier for people to get behind admitting someone who reminds them of themself.
I knew for many years that I was entering a field of law that (especially in the conservative, red state I live in) is predominantly male and doesn't have a great track record retaining women in the legal profession. However, at some point in college after spending a lot of time depressed about statistics and angry at the prevalence of discrimination (and lack of concern by many who thought gender discrimination was over), I realized that I could spend my whole life worrying about whether I was being treated on merits or not. I could wonder forever about whether I wasn't chosen for a particular position because of my gender. But really, who wants to go through life that way? And does that really change what I'm going to do with my life? Does it change my choices? Do I want to take myself out of the running because I'm afraid of being discriminated against? Heck NO!
Even if someone is discriminating, especially if it is intentional discrimination, wouldn't you want to force that person to make the decision? If you don't try at all, you make their discrimination that much easier!
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