The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (formerly the Terry Fox Hall of Fame), recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions...
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Rick Mercer (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on September 23, 2015. The same year, he was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. In 2019, Mercer received...
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Jeff Healey (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
Mess of Blues won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Blues Album. In 2009, Healey was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame. In June...
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Chantal Petitclerc (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
Petitclerc was invested as a Knight of the Order of Quebec That year, Petitclerc became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. On June 16, 2009, it was announced...
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Alvin Law (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
tragedy". "Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Retrieved 30 October 2018. Alvin Law. Alvin's Laws of Life:...
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Vicki Keith (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023. "Canadian History for Kids: Vicki Keith | Canadian History...
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Jack Donohue (basketball) (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
Basketball Hall of Fame: 2002 Inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame: 2003 Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada): 2004 Inducted into Canada's Sports...
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Arlette Lefebvre (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
and the Order of Canada. In 1991, she founded Ability Online. In 1996, she was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame. "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry"...
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Clifford Chadderton (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
a Canadian World War II veteran and chief executive officer of The War Amps. Born in Fort William, Ontario, he worked as a news editor for Canadian Press...
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Rick Hansen (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
August 26, 1957) is a Canadian track and field athlete (Paralympic Games), activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. Following a pickup...
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David Crombie (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario. In 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Crombie...
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Sudarshan Gautam (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
2014, Gautam was received into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. In May 2017, he received a South Asian Canadian Trailblazers Award. In November 2017...
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Adrian Anantawan (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
in the world-premiere of the Virtual Music Instrument with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra. Inducted into Terry Fox Hall of Fame, Toronto, 2008 White House...
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Jim Kyte (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
box: The life and times of Ottawa's Jim Kyte". "Welcome to our new Dean, Jim Kyte!". "Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". Canadian Foundation for Physically...
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Lincoln Alexander (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
October 19, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal...
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Whipper Billy Watson (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
of Fame Class of 1995 Stampede Wrestling NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)...
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Tracy Schmitt (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
para-skiing at the Ontario Parasport Games and was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Schmitt was born in Toronto without fully-developed limbs...
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Robert Steadward (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Steadward was born on May 26, 1946...
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Colette Bourgonje (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
a disability, for overcoming adversities. In 2010, Bourgonje was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. The 2011 SaskSport Athlete of the...
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David Shannon (lawyer) (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
David Shannon, CM, OOnt (born August 29, 1963) is a Canadian disability/human rights activist, lawyer, politician, actor, university lecturer, author...
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Mona Winberg (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Her last Disabled Today column was written in 1999, and in 2002, she was awarded the Order of Canada by Governor...
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David Onley (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
In honour of his contributions to the advancement of disability issues in Canada, he has received awards from the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 1997, and...
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Carla Qualtrough (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. On November 4, 2015, Qualtrough was named minister of sport and persons with disabilities in the 29th...
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Terry Kelly (singer) (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
2016, Kelly was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Kelly's most recent[when?] single, "A Pittance of Time", was released in 2003. The...
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Stéphanie Dixon (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
to the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. In 2016, she was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. She earned...
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Jeff Adams (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
an inductee into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (1997, then the Terry Fox Hall of Fame). In 2018, he was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction...
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Sam Sullivan (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
part-time and full-time jobs. In recognition of these achievements, Sullivan was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 2000 and won the Christopher Reeve...
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Ivy Granstrom (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
of Canada, is a member of the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Masters Athletics Hall of Fame...
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Vim Kochhar (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. "Ontario's Runciman among 5 new senators". Toronto Star, January 29, 2010. "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees"...
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Michael Edgson (category Canadian Disability Hall of Fame)
April 2020. "Edgson inducted into Canadian Sports Hall of Fame". Delta Optimist. Retrieved 19 April 2020. "Canada's visually impaired Michael Edgson ruled...
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