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Canadian Disability Hall of Fame

Index Canadian Disability Hall of Fame

The Terry Fox Hall of Fame recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions to enriching the quality of life for people with physical disabilities". [1]

58 relations: Adrian Anantawan, André Viger, Arlette Lefebvre, Arnold Boldt, Benoît Huot, Bill Cameron (philanthropist), Brian McKeever, Bruce Halliday, Chantal Petitclerc, Charles Tator, Chris Williamson (alpine skier), Clifford Chadderton, Colette Bourgonje, Daniel Wesley (athlete), David Crombie, David Lepofsky, David Onley, David Shannon (lawyer), Diane Roy, Eugene Reimer, Frank Bruno (athlete), Gary Birch (electrical engineer), Harry Botterell, Ivy Granstrom, Jack Donohue (basketball), James MacDougall, Jeff Adams, Jeff Healey, Jeneece Edroff, Joanne Berdan, Joanne Mucz, Lauren Barwick, Lauren Woolstencroft, Lincoln Alexander, Mae Brown, Margaret McLeod, Michael Edgson, Mona Winberg, Peter Eriksson (coach), Pier Morten, Rick Hansen, Rick Mercer, Robert Steadward, Robin McKeever, Sam Sullivan, Sarah Thompson (athlete), Stéphanie Dixon, Steven Fletcher (politician), Sudarshan Gautam, Terry Fox, ..., Terry Kelly (singer), Tim Frick, Todd Nicholson, Tracey Ferguson, Vicki Keith, Vim Kochhar, Walter Wu, Whipper Billy Watson. Expand index (8 more) »

Adrian Anantawan

Adrian Anantawan is a Canadian violinist.

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André Viger

André Viger, (September 27, 1952 – October 1, 2006) was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian.

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Arlette Lefebvre

Arlette Marie-Laure Lefebvre,, known by her patients as "Dr.

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Arnold Boldt

Arnold William Boldt (born September 16, 1957) is a Paralympics athlete from Canada.

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Benoît Huot

Benoit Huot (born January 24, 1984) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer, who has won nine Paralympic Games gold medals for Canada, primarily in the freestyle and butterfly strokes.

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Bill Cameron (philanthropist)

Bill Cameron, BFA, (b. October 11 1924, d. March 13 1993) In.

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Brian McKeever

Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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Bruce Halliday

Bruce Halliday MD CCFP (June 18, 1926 – January 1, 2011) was a Canadian physician and federal politician.

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Chantal Petitclerc

Chantal Petitclerc, CC, CQ, MSM (born December 15, 1969 in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and a Senator from Quebec.

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Charles Tator

Charles H. Tator (born August 24, 1936) is a Canadian physician.

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Chris Williamson (alpine skier)

Chris Williamson (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.

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Clifford Chadderton

Hugh Clifford "Cliff" Chadderton, (9 May 1919 – 30 November 2013) was a Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps.

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Colette Bourgonje

Colette Bourgonje (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage.

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Daniel Wesley (athlete)

Daniel Wesley (aka Daniel Westley) is a Canadian athlete who won 12 medals while competing in the Paralympic Games.

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David Crombie

David Edward Crombie (born April 24, 1936) is a Canadian politician, professor and consultant.

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David Lepofsky

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David Onley

David Charles Onley, (born June 12, 1950) was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, www.citynews.ca, June 10, 2007 from 2007 until 2014.

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David Shannon (lawyer)

David "Dave" Shannon, CM, OOnt (born August 29, 1963) is a Canadian disability/human rights activist, lawyer, politician, actor, university lecturer, author, and adventurer.

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Diane Roy

Diane Roy (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian wheelchair racer.

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Eugene Reimer

Eugene "Gene" Reimer (21 January 1940 – 9 June 2008) was a Canadian wheelchair Paralympic athlete who won 10 Paralympic medals and 50 Canadian and Pan-American medals from 1968 to 1980.

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Frank Bruno (athlete)

Frank Bruno is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F37 events.

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Gary Birch (electrical engineer)

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Harry Botterell

Edmund Harry Botterell, (28 February 1906 – 23 June 1997) was a Canadian neurosurgeon and academic administrator.

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Ivy Granstrom

Ivy Granstrom (September 28, 1911 – April 14, 2004) was a blind Canadian Masters athlete.

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Jack Donohue (basketball)

John Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-born head coach of the Canadian men's national basketball team for 17 years, leading them to many international successes.

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James MacDougall

James MacDougall (born 30 June 1944) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Jeff Adams

Jeff Adams (born November 15, 1970 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian Paralympian and a six-time world champion in wheelchair sports.

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Jeff Healey

Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Jeneece Edroff

Jeneece Edroff (born January 21, 1994) is a Canadian philanthropist who has fundraised over a million dollars for Variety, the Children's Charity.

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Joanne Berdan

Joanne Berdan (née Bouw born May 1 1963) is a Canadian medallist in Paralympic athletics.

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Joanne Mucz

Joanne Mucz (née Vergara; born March 6, 1972) is a retired Canadian Paralympic medalist in swimming.

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Lauren Barwick

Lauren Barwick (born 12 September 1977 at Langley, British Columbia) is a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team, in grade II Para-Dressage, who has competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Lauren Woolstencroft

Lauren Woolstencroft (born November 24, 1981 to Mark and Dorothy Woolstencroft, in Calgary, Alberta)The Province,, Damian Inwood, 21 March 2010, (accessed 21 March 2010) is a Canadian alpine skier and electrical engineer.

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Lincoln Alexander

Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, (January 21, 1922 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer who became the first black Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, the first black federal Cabinet Minister (serving as federal Minister of Labour), the first black Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991.

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Mae Brown

Mae Brown (1935-1973) was the second deaf-blind woman and the first deaf-blind Canadian to earn a university degree.

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Margaret McLeod

Margaret L. McLeod (died June 19, 1993) was the founder of the Cheshire Homes in Canada which provided housing for people with disabilities.

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Michael Edgson

Michael Edgson (6 May 1969) is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer.

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Mona Winberg

Mona Winberg (27 January 1932-19 January 2009) was a Canadian journalist and disability rights activist.

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Peter Eriksson (coach)

Peter Eriksson (born 19 November 1952) is an Athletics coach and formerly the head coach of the Olympic and Paralympic programs for both British Athletics and Athletics Canada.

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Pier Morten

Pier Morten (born 15 February 1959) is a Canadian judoka and wrestler, and is the world's first deaf-blind black belt in Judo.

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Rick Hansen

Richard Marvin "Rick" Hansen (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian athlete (Paralympic Games), activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities.

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Rick Mercer

Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author.

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Robert Steadward

Robert Steadward, OC, AOE (born May 26, 1946) is a Canadian author, sport scientist, manager, counsellor, consultant and community volunteer who was the first president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which he presided from 1989 to 2001.

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Robin McKeever

Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973 in Calgary) is a Canadian cross country skier, sighted guide, Paralympian and Olympian.

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Sam Sullivan

Sam Sullivan, CM (born November 13, 1959) is a Canadian politician currently serving as the MLA for Vancouver-False Creek.

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Sarah Thompson (athlete)

Sarah Lucy Thompson (neé Gentile; died August 23, 2010) was a Canadian athlete and powerlifter.

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Stéphanie Dixon

Stephanie Dixon, (born February 10, 1984), Canadian Paralympic Committee is a Canadian swimmer.

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Steven Fletcher (politician)

Steven John Fletcher, (born June 17, 1972) is a Canadian politician and an Independent MLA in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.

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Sudarshan Gautam

Sudarshan Gautam (Nepali: सुदर्शन गौतम; born in Nepal, 1978) is the first person without arms to have reached the summit of Mount Everest without the use of prosthetics.

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Terry Fox

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist.

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Terry Kelly (singer)

Terry Kelly, CM (born in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian country/folk music artist, athlete and professional speaker.

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Tim Frick

Tim Frick (born November 23, 1952) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball coach who coached the Canadian women's team to three consecutive Summer Paralympic Games gold medals, in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and four consecutive World Wheelchair Basketball Championship titles, in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

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Todd Nicholson

Todd Nicholson, (born January 28, 1969) is a member of the 2010 Paralympic Sledge Ice Hockey team.

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Tracey Ferguson

Tracey Ferguson is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.

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Vicki Keith

Vicki Keith Munro, CM, O.Ont (born 26 February 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian marathon swimmer.

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Vim Kochhar

Vim Kochhar (born September 21, 1935) is a Canadian businessman and former Senator, the first person of Indo-Canadian heritage appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 29, 2010.

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Walter Wu

Walter Wu (born 14 August 1972) is an S13 classified Canadian swimmer who has competed and set records at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Paralympics.

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Whipper Billy Watson

William John Potts, (June 25, 1915 – February 4, 1990) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name "Whipper" Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Disability_Hall_of_Fame

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