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Plea for help

Plea for help

Date9/22/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Plea for help: Mario Ferrari; blind and in a wheelchair; was at Queen's Park yesterday along with hundreds of other injured workers who described the hopelessness of life when you're hurt; have no job and get a pittance for a pension.
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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_0020804F
Tom Hillier is blind, scared and bewildered after being grabbed by the throat and thrown to the side-walk after asking for help in finding a streetcar(...)
Tom Hillier is blind, scared and bewildered after being grabbed by the throat and thrown to the side-walk after asking for help in finding a streetcar(...)
7/3/1986
Guide dog Trina helps Wally McWilliams, 23, blind since birth, get to places too difficult for a cane, he says
Guide dog Trina helps Wally McWilliams, 23, blind since birth, get to places too difficult for a cane, he says
9/13/1977
Raised letters help Chelsea Mohler, 4, learn the alphabet, the first step toward learning braille
Raised letters help Chelsea Mohler, 4, learn the alphabet, the first step toward learning braille
11/2/1989
Sam Starr helps Judy Norrish into his cab, Young blind woman hopes she can find less expensive transportation
Sam Starr helps Judy Norrish into his cab, Young blind woman hopes she can find less expensive transportation
2/9/1972
Sailing instructor John Ball (right) helps blind sailors Bob Storey (standing) and Bill Lawson as they prepare to raise the sail for a practice run. T(...)
Sailing instructor John Ball (right) helps blind sailors Bob Storey (standing) and Bill Lawson as they prepare to raise the sail for a practice run. T(...)
6/20/1978
Skating teacher Andra Kelly helps keep a 'first time' student on her, The young skater is among 16 partially blind children whose winter will be more than just a whit [Incomplete]
Skating teacher Andra Kelly helps keep a 'first time' student on her, The young skater is among 16 partially blind children whose winter will be more than just a whit [Incomplete]
11/9/1966
Light sensors help the blind, Frank Gill, founding member of the Scarborough chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America, works on the circuitry for (...)
Light sensors help the blind, Frank Gill, founding member of the Scarborough chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America, works on the circuitry for (...)
4/15/1985
Getting The Point: Choreographer Maxine Heppner shows blind actor Ken Burgess the correct position in rehearsals for the musical The Point, while, behind, Aida Jordao helps David Loveridge, left
Getting The Point: Choreographer Maxine Heppner shows blind actor Ken Burgess the correct position in rehearsals for the musical The Point, while, behind, Aida Jordao helps David Loveridge, left
7/24/1985
Louis Friedman on daily rounds, White cane and memory help him find way
Louis Friedman on daily rounds, White cane and memory help him find way
1/30/1976
Help for the holidays. Patty Marsh, with sons Patrick (in arms) and Erik, and Dawn Ramage with daughter Jacklyn made a plea yesterday: Help the hungry at Saturday's Leaf home game
Help for the holidays. Patty Marsh, with sons Patrick (in arms) and Erik, and Dawn Ramage with daughter Jacklyn made a plea yesterday: Help the hungry at Saturday's Leaf home game
12/20/1989
Plea for help: Louise and Robert McInnes of Ajax flank Metro Constable Peter Solmes at a news conference yesterday at which they requested public assistance in finding their daughter
Plea for help: Louise and Robert McInnes of Ajax flank Metro Constable Peter Solmes at a news conference yesterday at which they requested public assistance in finding their daughter
9/11/1985
Plea for help: Ton Longboat (top) feeds the fire in his house on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford
Plea for help: Ton Longboat (top) feeds the fire in his house on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford
2/20/1980