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Richard MacDonald, paralyzed in a freak accident 10 years ago, is among many employed, disabled Canadians who don't want handouts but could use a few tax breaks on the unavoidable costs of disability
Richard MacDonald, paralyzed in a freak accident 10 years ago, is among many employed, disabled Canadians who don't want handouts but could use a few tax breaks on the unavoidable costs of disability

Richard MacDonald, paralyzed in a freak accident 10 years ago, is among many employed, disabled Canadians who don't want handouts but could use a few tax breaks on the unavoidable costs of disability

Date4/24/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0129858F
Meagre existence: Marked-down prices on cans of fruit juice are a bonanza to disabled Alfred Pettersen, 57, who must make do on a disability pension of $243
Meagre existence: Marked-down prices on cans of fruit juice are a bonanza to disabled Alfred Pettersen, 57, who must make do on a disability pension of $243
Goode, Jeff
1/28/1982
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
Stuparyk, Michael
4/18/1992
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
McConnell, Colin
3/12/1984
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
Teskey, Frank
1/9/1973
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
Lennon, Frank
6/24/1986
No compensation: John and Maureen McErlean try to make life comfortable for their 25-year-old son Michael, who was paralyzed in a trail bike accident in an abandoned pit in Brampton 11 year ago
No compensation: John and Maureen McErlean try to make life comfortable for their 25-year-old son Michael, who was paralyzed in a trail bike accident in an abandoned pit in Brampton 11 year ago
Stuparyk, Michael
3/24/1988
Dave Shannon: The quadriplegic paralyzed since a rugby accident last September, says you never stop hoping and praying about research that could lead to a cure
Dave Shannon: The quadriplegic paralyzed since a rugby accident last September, says you never stop hoping and praying about research that could lead to a cure
McConnell, Colin
3/4/1982
Dr. Ramsay MacDonald of the Sheppard Veterinary Hospital checks the heartbeat of Genya, a six-month-old tri-colored St. Bernard he had earlier spayed. Spaying - at up to $50 - is one of costs to be figured when you consider accepting a free puppy. It can cost you $200 for the first year.
Dr. Ramsay MacDonald of the Sheppard Veterinary Hospital checks the heartbeat of Genya, a six-month-old tri-colored St. Bernard he had earlier spayed. Spaying - at up to $50 - is one of costs to be figured when you consider accepting a free puppy. It can cost you $200 for the first year.
Barkley, Harold
7/19/1973
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
McConnell, Colin
8/15/1980
Norman Stewart: Argues Canada Post definition would escalate inter-office mail costs.
Norman Stewart: Argues Canada Post definition would escalate inter-office mail costs.
Beaty, Keith
10/26/1982
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
Stuparyk, Michael
5/28/1984
Health costs are rising too fast, says committee including, left to right: Boyd Suttie, assistant deputy health minister, Allyn Taylor, committee chairman, Andrew Gillies, Ontario Medical Association executive director, William Vail, OMA vice-president, a
Health costs are rising too fast, says committee including, left to right: Boyd Suttie, assistant deputy health minister, Allyn Taylor, committee chairman, Andrew Gillies, Ontario Medical Association executive director, William Vail, OMA vice-president, a
Bull, Ron
1/13/1978