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No access: Scenes like this have occurred less frequently since the Ontario Building Code introduced strict regulations about making public buildings accessible for the handicapped
No access: Scenes like this have occurred less frequently since the Ontario Building Code introduced strict regulations about making public buildings accessible for the handicapped

No access: Scenes like this have occurred less frequently since the Ontario Building Code introduced strict regulations about making public buildings accessible for the handicapped

Date6/25/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: No access: Scenes like this have occurred less frequently since the Ontario Building Code introduced strict regulations about making public buildings accessible for the handicapped.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022790F
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