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Success story: Quadriplegic computer programmer Lew Boles shows typing technique yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Hospital during National Occupational Therapy Week
Success story: Quadriplegic computer programmer Lew Boles shows typing technique yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Hospital during National Occupational Therapy Week

Success story: Quadriplegic computer programmer Lew Boles shows typing technique yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Hospital during National Occupational Therapy Week

Date10/26/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Success story: Quadriplegic computer programmer Lew Boles shows typing technique yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Hospital during National Occupational Therapy Week.
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