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Blind and deaf, Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in (...)
Blind and deaf, Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in (...)

Blind and deaf, Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in (...)

Date6/2/1977
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  • Blind and deaf, Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in (...)
  • Blind and deaf; Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in Morse Code and listen with her fingers. Ralph Turner of Mississauga (left) and Ted Stephens of Hagersville helped her learn to operate the radio.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blind and deaf; Kay Clark of Caledonia nevertheless passed exams for her amateur radio operator's license and will talk to people around the globe in Morse Code and listen with her fingers. Ralph Turner of Mississauga (left) and Ted Stephens of Hagersville helped her learn to operate the radio.
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