Blind entrepreneur

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Blind entrepreneur

Date5/27/1985

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Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Blind entrepreneur: Deborah Mayne; who has been blind since birth; works at the keyboard of the Brailink system; which can automatically transcribe information into braille. The system gives the blind the technical tools to compete in fields previously

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005912F

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