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A concept of rehabilitation / Herbert S. Talbot

A concept of rehabilitation / Herbert S. Talbot

Item consists of a copy of the article "A concept of rehabilitation", written in 1962 for Paraplegia News by Herbert S. Talbot, sent by Don Curren to Barbara Hinds. Item also includes correspondence between Curren and Hinds from 1977, related to the included article.

Person in wheelchair demonstrates various skills

Item is a videocassette of a demonstration by an individual paralyzed from the waist down and partially paralyzed above the waist. Various demonstrations include transferring himself from bed to wheelchair. The video was shot without narration or produced credits. The video was requested by Dr. Mahar from the Department of Medicine.
Photograph of Tom Risley, Don Curren, Arthur Shears and other unidentified people at the ground t...

Photograph of Tom Risley, Don Curren, Arthur Shears and other unidentified people at the ground turning ceremony for the opening of the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Item consists of a black & white photograph (processed by Wamboldt-Waterfield), of the March 1975 ground turning ceremony undertaken by Premier Gerald Regan for the construction of the new Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre. People identified in the photograph include Tom Risley (in the wheelchair on the left-side of the picture), Don Curren (in the wheelchair in the middle of the picture), and Dr. Arthur Shears (director of the new Rehabilitation centre, standing at the far right of the picture).
Recording of an interview with Bob Green

Recording of an interview with Bob Green

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Bob Green, from the rehabilitation centre in Frobisher Bay. Green talks about education and training programs at the rehabilitation centre.
Recording of an interview with Mr. Graves

Recording of an interview with Mr. Graves

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Graves, the principal of the school in Frobisher Bay. Graves talks about woodworking and other vocational training at the rehabilitation centre in Apex Hill. The recording includes sounds of students working in the wood shop.
The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Item consists of a promotional pamphlet created by the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Council (M.A. Wilson, President at the time) titled "The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre", about the opening of and services provided by the original rehabilitation centre, opened in the late-1950s under the leadership of Arthur Shears.