Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher
Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher

Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher

Date2/18/1988
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026176F
Converted electric golf cart his father made for him gives 40-year-old cerebral palsy victim George Empringham freedom of the town. I feel sorry for o(...)
Converted electric golf cart his father made for him gives 40-year-old cerebral palsy victim George Empringham freedom of the town. I feel sorry for o(...)
11/20/1977
An open house thanked people with open hearts who raised $1,400 for wheelchair for Chris Van Santon, 15, a victim of cerebral palsy. His mother, Lori,(...)
An open house thanked people with open hearts who raised $1,400 for wheelchair for Chris Van Santon, 15, a victim of cerebral palsy. His mother, Lori,(...)
9/17/1977
Cerebral Palsy Victim David Gillis, 15, sits on bicycle rack at the Salvation Army's Broadview Village from where his specially made tricycle was stol(...)
Cerebral Palsy Victim David Gillis, 15, sits on bicycle rack at the Salvation Army's Broadview Village from where his specially made tricycle was stol(...)
6/22/1977
Alberto Jesus, a cerebral palsy victim and student at Tabor Park Vocational School in Scarborough, sits at the hand controls of the car driving instru(...)
Alberto Jesus, a cerebral palsy victim and student at Tabor Park Vocational School in Scarborough, sits at the hand controls of the car driving instru(...)
6/7/1978
Laura Barrett, 9, who has cerebral palsy, gets physiotherapy for an hour each week at Oshawa's Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre so that o(...)
Laura Barrett, 9, who has cerebral palsy, gets physiotherapy for an hour each week at Oshawa's Grandview Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre so that o(...)
5/2/1990
Speechless boy gets an Electric Voice, Handicapped by cerebral palsy that leaves him unable to speak, 12-year-old Sam Savone tests a newly-invented de(...)
Speechless boy gets an Electric Voice, Handicapped by cerebral palsy that leaves him unable to speak, 12-year-old Sam Savone tests a newly-invented de(...)
9/22/1970
Helpless prey: Tony Diamanti, 27, of Weston Rd., a victim of cerebral palsy who uses a pointer attached to his head to communicate with a word board and operate a computer keyboard, was attacked about noon Saturday in the intersection of Weston and Lawren
Helpless prey: Tony Diamanti, 27, of Weston Rd., a victim of cerebral palsy who uses a pointer attached to his head to communicate with a word board and operate a computer keyboard, was attacked about noon Saturday in the intersection of Weston and Lawren
3/10/1987
Alex and Derek Burrows cerebral palsy, Mom Andrea Younker
Alex and Derek Burrows cerebral palsy, Mom Andrea Younker
2/1/1994
Gorian Ninkovaski 1993 (Cerebral Palsy) w/mom Vesna & benefactor Steve Salev
Gorian Ninkovaski 1993 (Cerebral Palsy) w/mom Vesna & benefactor Steve Salev
7/29/1993
Cerebral palsy victim Sam Savona, left, checks a teacher in a game of wheelchair hockey at Sir William Osler Vocational School
Cerebral palsy victim Sam Savona, left, checks a teacher in a game of wheelchair hockey at Sir William Osler Vocational School
12/19/1978
David's back on wheels, Thanks to Toronto Star readers and the Crippled Children's Centre, David Gillis, a 15-year-old cerebral palsy victim whose spe(...)
David's back on wheels, Thanks to Toronto Star readers and the Crippled Children's Centre, David Gillis, a 15-year-old cerebral palsy victim whose spe(...)
6/27/1977
Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
11/17/1986