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Getting the message, a buzz through earphones he is wearing that tell him something is amiss with the way he is holding part of his body, 9-year-old G(...)
Getting the message, a buzz through earphones he is wearing that tell him something is amiss with the way he is holding part of his body, 9-year-old G(...)

Getting the message, a buzz through earphones he is wearing that tell him something is amiss with the way he is holding part of his body, 9-year-old G(...)

Date1/27/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting the message; a buzz through earphones he is wearing that tell him something is amiss with the way he is holding part of his body; 9-year-old Gregory Keefe; who has cerebral palsy; laughs with his therapist; Danny Blackford. Research into electronic devices of this kind will be furthered through a $195;339 grant by The Atkinson Charitable Foundation to Ontario Crippled Children's Centre.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022793F
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