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Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day
Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day

Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day

Date7/22/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Star reporter Damien Cox faces the frustration and pain that thousands of disabled people confined to a wheelchair must confront each day.
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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_0040692F
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