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Meeting the Man in Motion

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Meeting the Man in Motion

Date6/2/1988

Names

Hansen, Rick, 1957- (subject)

Mahler, John (photographer)

Skuja, David (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Meeting the Man in Motion: Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen chats with David Skuja at a Variety Club lunch yesterday. Half of this year's $1.6 million interest from the $20 million raised on the Man-in-Motion tour is expected to go to spinal-cord injury research. The rest will go to the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, and the National Access Awareness Week.

Subject

Athletes with disabilities

Medium

Photographs

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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_0052952F

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