Ye but OP is specifically asking for a class with a rather low APM.
I think casters are better in that sense.
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1is healthy hand, can’t use a lot of keybinds.
I would go fury
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I personally think Mistweaver monk with a pure healing (no fistweaving) essence font spam build and jade serpent without ancient teachings of the monastery will also be a good experience in that situation.
It does have alot of keybinds, but only if you dps. Alot of the utility spells aren’t needed for most mechanics, and are usually kinda pvp oriented.
Resto Shaman will still be way better though in every regard I think
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Even Boomie isn’t horrible in that sense, rotationally speaking.
Sadly the spec isn’t exaclty at its peak right now.
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I’d say BM hunter. Very easy with few key binds. Can do ranged dps while moving.
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I was really surprised to see WW monk so far down that list, but I suppose you spend a lot of time spinning.
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If someone want easy Frost mage is very easy to play without the clunkiness of a pet.
Have played it using one hand myself with a naga.
In general i would say anything with a cast bar and ranged if you have shift modifier on the naga you can play the dps rotation + survivability on almost all specs honestly though.
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MM hunter would be a better pick than Arcane mage for ranged imo even though Arcane is a lower APM.
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My vote goes for Retrib Paladin.
1-2-spender, 1-2-3-spender, 1-2-spender…
Can literally play with eyes closed and it’s not a very fast paced spec because you don’t stack haste past ~20%.
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I thought because of proc-ative playstyle frost mage can be clunky, plus you have decent amount of utility and not sure about survivability without self-healing.
I see some people were suggesting resto shaman, I wouldn’t go with that, overall rotation is simple but you have to count buttons for totems, interrupt, hero, cure, purge, dps spells. Maybe Holy Priest could be better option if you’re leaning on healing.
As for range DPS, BM hunter is very good. Just put some macro on your spells and pet attacks and you won’t have any troubles. I am very bad as DPS a d I am also looking for a decent, low APM easy spec to pick up and learn while we are waiting for next expansion and I can say that Holy Priest and BM Hunter fits to it.
I just started to level Frost Mage and Destro Warlock, just to see how that will go (still pretty low level to say anything), but for now proc-ative playstyle of mage doesn’t fit to me.
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For dungeons. Survival hunter…and its not even close. I truly admire people who main this class…i cannot stand this one button, ocasionaly two buttons, spec.
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First problem high apm secondly you are 100% wrong when it comes to haste.
Third problem melee in general is not a good idea unless the person is very comfortable with being in melee in the first place.
Fourth the utility the spec has is not great to use one hand for.
I would not recommend a melee unless the person wants to play it or already know how to.
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The proc active playstyle of frost mage is one of the reasons why it can be done quite easily with one hand/one hand and a shift modifier.
You also have real good mobility (if you are willing to sacrifice rune you also have full mobility when not fishing for procs of instant cast abilities.
For BM hunter it could work it will require a shift modifier and all 24 buttons to play though.
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retribution paladin has a VERY low number of buttons, but the apm can get pretty high.
Still, I think it’s one of the few specs I’ve played that’s viable to play with just 1 hand.
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There is no such thing as low apm class because the non written rule is “Always Be Casting”.
If you don’t want to mash buttons then play another game, but the closest you have to “easy rotation low apm” are Arms Warrior and Retrib Paladin, from which I chose Retrib because it’s literally 3-4 buttons.
No, I’m not wrong. It is a good secondary to around 20-25% at most but if you are stacking haste and have like 35% you are going to lose a lot of DPS because Retrib is one of those classes that generally benefits from having a bit of everything.
Stop spreading misinformation and don’t think you’re right for reading wowhead guide without ever simming your character.
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Demo Lock 100%
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And this is why you fail as retribution paladin you forget everything else you need to do not just dps buttons and not just the fact that it is a melee class and as melee you have less visibility than as a ranged character that is what makes playing ranged much easier to learn and play well enough with one hand that you are very very useful for the group.
side note 3-4 buttons? there are 7 just pure dps buttons that have nothing to do with anything other than dps.
So now the approx 20% suddenly is 25% interesting, however you are still wrong.
Even at 27% haste is my second best secondary stat in every scenario.
So nope you are indeed just wrong.
Maybe if you are at 35% but at that point you are hitting stat diminishing return no matter what stat you are talking about. And no matter what class you are talking about.
In fact at 35% haste my sims shows haste as worst but with almost the same margin as the lowest stat has for me at 25% when haste is my second best stat.
Literally i know you are wrong based on simulationcraft so you fail hard there.
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Tfw OP asks specifically about APM/keybind count and people just assume that they’re also mechanically inept.
For the topic at hand, no pun intended, as others have said probably Frost or Arcane Mage. I would imagine that cast bars are preferable but the reality is that as you get more haste even casters speed up. Havoc APM is above average but stands out as having exceptionally few keybinds.
BM or Marksman might be good also, or Healers like Onimaru has suggested; although they may require some addon support to perform optimally simply due to the nature of the role. I might advise against Discipline specifically, seeing as the spec asks you to be using both your offensive and defensive toolkit simultaneously, and potentially swapping between hostile and friendly targets on a constant basis depending on how you choose to configure your UI.
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Holy Priest has a lot of different healing spells that are being used situationally, and quite a few cooldowns. As you have said, Shamans might not have a huge variety in heals, they come with a huge array of utility, which also eats up keybinds like crazy.
If keybinds are the limiting factor, I’d recommend Holy Paladin. Only few healing spells, a couple of damage abilities and an average-ish amount of utility. For low keys it performs reasonably well I’d say and if you enjoy hitting things in melee it can be a lot of fun.
Discipline Priest also does not have many keybinds compared to Holy, but this is a spec that can get quite hectic if things go bad… so proceed at your own risk 
Didn’t OP state that their left arm is not fully operational? Doesn’t that count as mechanically impaired?
Anyway, Disc might still be an option. Even with both healing and damage spells Discipline has ridiculously few keybinds. Which is hilarious, given how many Holy has.
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I was actually ready and willing to believe this list.
Until I saw the DPS numbers… which are wildly different from warcraftlogs statistics for the same tier.
Which made me realize that the simcraft logs are only for static non-movement Patchwerk fights. Perhaps the actual APM numbers become vastly different once movement needs to be taken into account too.
Also, a bit surprised to see feral so low on apm… according to memes it’s the most complicated high apm spec in the game(?).
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