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Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair

Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair

Date5/25/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133348F
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
New hope: Dirk DePass, confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy, uses pencil to operate computer.
New hope: Dirk DePass, confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy, uses pencil to operate computer.
11/19/1981
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
2/22/1987
'I need my wheelchair to move', That's Mark speaking, stage veteran of Kids on the Block, who has cerebral palsy
'I need my wheelchair to move', That's Mark speaking, stage veteran of Kids on the Block, who has cerebral palsy
10/27/1989
You'd really like to do it all for him but that way he'll never try anything, says Pat Campbell, right, holding Matthew who has cerebral palsy, with Helle cooper and her son Ryan
You'd really like to do it all for him but that way he'll never try anything, says Pat Campbell, right, holding Matthew who has cerebral palsy, with Helle cooper and her son Ryan
3/21/1978
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
Mrs. Elsie Smetana and son Joey work at reading lesson, Joey who has mild cerebral palsy has not been allowed to attend regular classes
Mrs. Elsie Smetana and son Joey work at reading lesson, Joey who has mild cerebral palsy has not been allowed to attend regular classes
2/22/1971
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
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
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
Short-lived help: Pat Brett says on Ontario government therapist sent to her home to help with baby Heather, who has cerebral palsy, was taken off the case just as Heather was improving
Short-lived help: Pat Brett says on Ontario government therapist sent to her home to help with baby Heather, who has cerebral palsy, was taken off the case just as Heather was improving
1/20/1983
Chris Needs Help, Cerebral Palsy has robbed Chris McClelland, 4, of Ajax, of the ability to walk or talk
Chris Needs Help, Cerebral Palsy has robbed Chris McClelland, 4, of Ajax, of the ability to walk or talk
9/20/1976