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Paraplegic John Meyers. In spare time from United Appeal work, he sculpture
Paraplegic John Meyers. In spare time from United Appeal work, he sculpture

Paraplegic John Meyers. In spare time from United Appeal work, he sculpture

Date10/8/1971
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130833F
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
1/5/1971
Clarence Meyers is executive director of the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsay. His son has the disease.
Clarence Meyers is executive director of the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsay. His son has the disease.
11/12/1973
Out of work: Patrick McGurran, a paraplegic, was touring York Region schools to discuss being handicapped, but money has run out for the program.
Out of work: Patrick McGurran, a paraplegic, was touring York Region schools to discuss being handicapped, but money has run out for the program.
4/14/1983
Maureen O'Sullivan, after a brief absence in Canada, resumed film work as the second feminine lead in Metro-Goldwyn Meyer's Maisie was a Lady, with An(...)
Maureen O'Sullivan, after a brief absence in Canada, resumed film work as the second feminine lead in Metro-Goldwyn Meyer's Maisie was a Lady, with An(...)
9/1/1941
Kevin Meyers, 5, has a lot of horsepower under control as he holds two Belgian draft horses owned by his grandfather, Doug Palmer, of Schomberg, on a (...)
Kevin Meyers, 5, has a lot of horsepower under control as he holds two Belgian draft horses owned by his grandfather, Doug Palmer, of Schomberg, on a (...)
11/6/1979
Disappointed: Gregory Pyc of the Canadian Paraplegic Association says its proposed tax changes got no response from Finance Minister Michael Wilson.
Disappointed: Gregory Pyc of the Canadian Paraplegic Association says its proposed tax changes got no response from Finance Minister Michael Wilson.
4/14/1989
Two Lives: Andrew MacDonald, 31, a stockbroker expecting to earn about $70,000 this year, spends his spare time helping Inmates at the Don jail.
Two Lives: Andrew MacDonald, 31, a stockbroker expecting to earn about $70,000 this year, spends his spare time helping Inmates at the Don jail.
12/23/1990
Effort: Harry Pilkington, campaign chairman for this year's United Appeal a hug and a free food sample from Muriel Burns, 90, when he visited her Parkdale department
Effort: Harry Pilkington, campaign chairman for this year's United Appeal a hug and a free food sample from Muriel Burns, 90, when he visited her Parkdale department
8/19/1981
Where's the fire? Constable Larry Tanghe pulls Maichael Fleishman over for speeding in a wheelchair marathon held by the Canadian Paraplegic Association in Central Don Park yesterday.
Where's the fire? Constable Larry Tanghe pulls Maichael Fleishman over for speeding in a wheelchair marathon held by the Canadian Paraplegic Association in Central Don Park yesterday.
6/3/1978
D'Arcy O'Connell: 40-year-old has been paraplegic for 18 years.
D'Arcy O'Connell: 40-year-old has been paraplegic for 18 years.
3/4/1981
Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence
Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence
2/14/1973
Putting new soles on old running shoes is a satisfying job for 21-year-old paraplegic Imre Szeleyi, who defected to Canada during the Olympic Games for the Disabled
Putting new soles on old running shoes is a satisfying job for 21-year-old paraplegic Imre Szeleyi, who defected to Canada during the Olympic Games for the Disabled
10/20/1977