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'I need my wheelchair to move', That's Mark speaking, stage veteran of Kids on the Block, who has cerebral palsy
'I need my wheelchair to move', That's Mark speaking, stage veteran of Kids on the Block, who has cerebral palsy

'I need my wheelchair to move', That's Mark speaking, stage veteran of Kids on the Block, who has cerebral palsy

Date10/27/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'I need my wheelchair to move'; That's Mark speaking; stage veteran of Kids on the Block; who has cerebral palsy. Behind him are Renaldo; who is visually impaired; puppeteers Heather Whaley and Carol Hatton; and Valerie; who has spina bifida. The troupe needs help.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0012476F
      Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
      Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
      McConnell, Colin
      5/25/1989
      An open house thanked people with open hearts who raised $1,400 for wheelchair for Chris Van Santon, 15, a victim of cerebral palsy. His mother, Lori,(...)
      An open house thanked people with open hearts who raised $1,400 for wheelchair for Chris Van Santon, 15, a victim of cerebral palsy. His mother, Lori,(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      9/17/1977
      Chris Needs Help, Cerebral Palsy has robbed Chris McClelland, 4, of Ajax, of the ability to walk or talk
      Chris Needs Help, Cerebral Palsy has robbed Chris McClelland, 4, of Ajax, of the ability to walk or talk
      Dexter, Brian
      9/20/1976
      New hope: Dirk DePass, confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy, uses pencil to operate computer.
      New hope: Dirk DePass, confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy, uses pencil to operate computer.
      Russell, Jim
      11/19/1981
      Cerebral palsy victim Sam Savona, left, checks a teacher in a game of wheelchair hockey at Sir William Osler Vocational School
      Cerebral palsy victim Sam Savona, left, checks a teacher in a game of wheelchair hockey at Sir William Osler Vocational School
      Cooper, David
      12/19/1978
      Curb climber: Tim Skene, representing the Quebec firm that developed the new wheelchair with a grant from Transport Canada, shows off its curb-climbing ability to Jim Gerrond, a cerebral palsy victim, at the first international Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering at the Sheraton Centre
      Curb climber: Tim Skene, representing the Quebec firm that developed the new wheelchair with a grant from Transport Canada, shows off its curb-climbing ability to Jim Gerrond, a cerebral palsy victim, at the first international Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering at the Sheraton Centre
      Brazao, Dale
      6/18/1980
      Mrs. Elsie Smetana and son Joey work at reading lesson, Joey who has mild cerebral palsy has not been allowed to attend regular classes
      Mrs. Elsie Smetana and son Joey work at reading lesson, Joey who has mild cerebral palsy has not been allowed to attend regular classes
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/22/1971
      Laura Barrett, 9, who has cerebral palsy, gets physiotherapy for an hour each week at Oshawa's Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre so that o(...)
      Laura Barrett, 9, who has cerebral palsy, gets physiotherapy for an hour each week at Oshawa's Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre so that o(...)
      Russell, Jim
      5/2/1990
      Short-lived help: Pat Brett says on Ontario government therapist sent to her home to help with baby Heather, who has cerebral palsy, was taken off the case just as Heather was improving
      Short-lived help: Pat Brett says on Ontario government therapist sent to her home to help with baby Heather, who has cerebral palsy, was taken off the case just as Heather was improving
      Dunlop, Al
      1/20/1983
      You'd really like to do it all for him but that way he'll never try anything, says Pat Campbell, right, holding Matthew who has cerebral palsy, with Helle cooper and her son Ryan
      You'd really like to do it all for him but that way he'll never try anything, says Pat Campbell, right, holding Matthew who has cerebral palsy, with Helle cooper and her son Ryan
      Beaty, Keith
      3/21/1978
      Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
      Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
      Calleja, Frank
      2/22/1987
      A cerebral palsy victim has charged that the owner of a downtown restaurant refused him alcohol and threw him out - simply because he was handicapped.(...)
      A cerebral palsy victim has charged that the owner of a downtown restaurant refused him alcohol and threw him out - simply because he was handicapped.(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      5/5/1986