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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

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

Date11/17/1986
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128118F
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
2/18/1988
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau exchanges a word with Harold Parks, president of the Hamilton and District Cerebral Palsy Parents Council, as they enter fund-raising dinner for handicapped
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau exchanges a word with Harold Parks, president of the Hamilton and District Cerebral Palsy Parents Council, as they enter fund-raising dinner for handicapped
1/19/1978
Spastic cerebral palsy victim David Freeman may have an incurable disease but his hit play Creeps shows that he has not lost his sense of humor. The p(...)
Spastic cerebral palsy victim David Freeman may have an incurable disease but his hit play Creeps shows that he has not lost his sense of humor. The p(...)
2/12/1971
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
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
A cerebral palsy victim has charged that the owner of a downtown restaurant refused him alcohol and threw him out - simply because he was handicapped.(...)
A cerebral palsy victim has charged that the owner of a downtown restaurant refused him alcohol and threw him out - simply because he was handicapped.(...)
5/5/1986
Cerebral palsy victim since birth, Richard Creed, an Anglican layman, believes deeply in the healing power of God. He says that physical health is not so important as a healthy personality and tha acceptance of Christ gives an inner strength tha allows the Christian to deal with all adversity [Incomplete]
Cerebral palsy victim since birth, Richard Creed, an Anglican layman, believes deeply in the healing power of God. He says that physical health is not so important as a healthy personality and tha acceptance of Christ gives an inner strength tha allows the Christian to deal with all adversity [Incomplete]
9/27/1969
They're $3.56 million richer, Domenic Bitondo, a 74-year-old retired businessman, receives hug from wife Francesca after he shared jackpot in Saturday(...)
They're $3.56 million richer, Domenic Bitondo, a 74-year-old retired businessman, receives hug from wife Francesca after he shared jackpot in Saturday(...)
2/23/1987
Curb climber: Tim Skene, representing the Quebec firm that developed the new wheelchair with a grant from Transport Canada, shows off its curb-climbing ability to Jim Gerrond, a cerebral palsy victim, at the first international Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering at the Sheraton Centre
Curb climber: Tim Skene, representing the Quebec firm that developed the new wheelchair with a grant from Transport Canada, shows off its curb-climbing ability to Jim Gerrond, a cerebral palsy victim, at the first international Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering at the Sheraton Centre
6/18/1980
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
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
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