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Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games

Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games

Date2/17/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129790F
Beautiful music: Julian McDermott is 20 and a highly functioning autistic. One of the amazing things he can do is compose music.
Beautiful music: Julian McDermott is 20 and a highly functioning autistic. One of the amazing things he can do is compose music.
2/17/1989
Confined to a wheelchair by a spinal disorder, 14-year-old Cathy Coles can turn water taps onand off with wooden tool Vic Thompson made for her
Confined to a wheelchair by a spinal disorder, 14-year-old Cathy Coles can turn water taps onand off with wooden tool Vic Thompson made for her
5/2/1973
Dancing doll: Old man does a jig when Paul Simpson, Stouffville toy-maker, taps the board.
Dancing doll: Old man does a jig when Paul Simpson, Stouffville toy-maker, taps the board.
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Joseph McDermott, a friend of th eold city hall, in front of the building he loves and wants to preserve
Joseph McDermott, a friend of th eold city hall, in front of the building he loves and wants to preserve
11/15/1972
Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
2/14/1983
Gil Purcell, with the ever-present cigar in his mouth, taps out a memo shortly before retiring after 24 years as general manager of Canadian Press. He'll celebrate his 65th birthday at home tomorrow
Gil Purcell, with the ever-present cigar in his mouth, taps out a memo shortly before retiring after 24 years as general manager of Canadian Press. He'll celebrate his 65th birthday at home tomorrow
11/19/1969
The Goal That Wasn't: Leafs' Darryl Sittler taps puck into net for what appeared to be a 3-1 Leaf lead in second period of last night's game with Buffalo Sabres at Gardens
The Goal That Wasn't: Leafs' Darryl Sittler taps puck into net for what appeared to be a 3-1 Leaf lead in second period of last night's game with Buffalo Sabres at Gardens
2/1/1978
Doing homework the hard way, Scott McArthur puts a stick between his teeth, taps away at the keys
Doing homework the hard way, Scott McArthur puts a stick between his teeth, taps away at the keys
3/28/1968
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
1/26/1982
Worth saving: John Lindsay, who fights to save old movie houses, loves the shells, cornices and moldings fromt he '20s in the Runnymede Theatre on Bloor St
Worth saving: John Lindsay, who fights to save old movie houses, loves the shells, cornices and moldings fromt he '20s in the Runnymede Theatre on Bloor St
10/22/1990
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
They all screamed, says William Dalziel recalling the moment when the kitchen of his Niagara Falls home suddenly exploded into flame. He's holding pictures of his burned wife, and four of six children. In photo, from left: Linda, 3, David, 6, Carmen, 5, and William, 8. Other two children escaped injury.
12/20/1968
Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12
Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12
5/29/1974