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Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day
Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day

Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day

Date7/22/1986
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  • Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day
  • Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day.
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      No more welts? Inventor James Croteau, right, demonstrates his new Blue Armadillo Padded shirt on Star reporter Damien Cox. The shirt will protect hockey players from back injuries
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