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Laser cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person
Laser cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person

Laser cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person

Date5/25/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Laser cane used by Rick Bernier is the first in Canada to be used by a blind person. It warns the used of obstacles ahead by sound and pin-prick sensations. Metro CBers collected $1 million of grocery store tapes to buy the cane from a U.S. firm for $3;795.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020779F
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