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Toronto is fine for the blind but it could be better says John Simmons, recreation supervisor for Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Bayview(...)
Toronto is fine for the blind but it could be better says John Simmons, recreation supervisor for Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Bayview(...)

Toronto is fine for the blind but it could be better says John Simmons, recreation supervisor for Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Bayview(...)

Date3/7/1975
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FormatPicture
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0020896F
John Simmons, who is blind, learns to handle plastics, Pat Trusty acts as his eyes in class at George Brown College
John Simmons, who is blind, learns to handle plastics, Pat Trusty acts as his eyes in class at George Brown College
Bezant, Graham
11/9/1971
Window on market: Contour Blind and Shade founder John Simmons is charting his company on an ambitous growth strategy that calls for a 250-store expansion in three years
Window on market: Contour Blind and Shade founder John Simmons is charting his company on an ambitous growth strategy that calls for a 250-store expansion in three years
Stuparyk, Michael
10/30/1987
Black and white photograph of present CNIB building on Bayview Avenue, with several wooden stru…
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, construction, Bayview Ave., east side, north of Glenvale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
7/19/1955
Federal Health Minister Jake Epp helps Dr. Euclid Herie, of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, cross the street on the way to ceremonies at CNIB headquarters on Bayview Ave. yesterday to kick off White Cane Week. Come See With Me, is the week's theme.
Federal Health Minister Jake Epp helps Dr. Euclid Herie, of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, cross the street on the way to ceremonies at CNIB headquarters on Bayview Ave. yesterday to kick off White Cane Week. Come See With Me, is the week's theme.
Spremo, Boris
2/5/1988
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Orville reid and his dog, Bambi, lead a picket line today outside the Canadian National Institute for the Blind headquarters on Bayview Ave. Pickets, (...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
3/22/1977
Totally blind, Lorraine Jackson leaves a bus on her way alone to an appointment, thanks to the mobility course at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Totally blind, Lorraine Jackson leaves a bus on her way alone to an appointment, thanks to the mobility course at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Teskey, Frank
3/22/1974
Guttarist Bob Baker entertains blind children enrolled in a summer day camp operated by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Tents were up a(...)
Guttarist Bob Baker entertains blind children enrolled in a summer day camp operated by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Tents were up a(...)
Bezant, Graham
8/10/1971
Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last n(...)
Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last n(...)
Geo, Mario
10/23/1970
Blind workers on strike, A guide dog leads employees of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and supporters in a picket at the organization's(...)
Blind workers on strike, A guide dog leads employees of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and supporters in a picket at the organization's(...)
Cooper, David
3/22/1984
Boon to industry: Phillip Simmons, head of Eco-Tec, says the system focused on saving money by recovering metals from industrial waste water.
Boon to industry: Phillip Simmons, head of Eco-Tec, says the system focused on saving money by recovering metals from industrial waste water.
Madonik, Rick
12/14/1992
Mrs. Frances Lloyd, 78, reads to her 81-year-old husband, Walter, from a Braille book at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Mrs. Lloyd, wh(...)
Mrs. Frances Lloyd, 78, reads to her 81-year-old husband, Walter, from a Braille book at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Mrs. Lloyd, wh(...)
Goode, Jeff
4/4/1973
Canadian National Institute for the Blind staffer Don Murray peeks over the shoulder of Sebastien Massy, who is using a Braille device that lets him r(...)
Canadian National Institute for the Blind staffer Don Murray peeks over the shoulder of Sebastien Massy, who is using a Braille device that lets him r(...)
Mahler, John
7/24/1997