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File consists of an audio recording on cassette, and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with Harry Botterell on August 10, 1993.

The interview documents Botterell’s work from pre-war spinal-injury cases through his post-war reforms in Toronto. Topics include: wartime neurosurgery at No. 1 Neurological Hospital, Basingstoke (1941-45); skull-tong traction and supra-pubic cystostomy techniques; creation of Lyndhurst Lodge as Canada’s first spinal-cord rehabiliation centre; partnership with patient-advocate John Counsell; collaboration with the Canadian Paraplegic Association; cost-benefit studies of rehabilitation; and the integration of civilian patients into veterans’ services.

File consists of two audio recordings on cassette and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with James Burke on December 20, 1991. Also included is correspondence from Mary Tremblay to James Burke, explaining the nature of her research, her dissertation, and publications.

The interview documents Burke’s life from his 1940 car accident to independent living as a writer. Topics include: seven-year hospitalization and institutional attitudes; early rehab at Lyndhurst Lodge; securing his first wheelchair and hand-controlled car; freelance writing and editorship of Caliper; advocacy for positive media images of disability; community living at the Toronto YMCA; marriage to actress Laddie Dennis; and self-designed home accessibility.

File consists of an audio recording on cassette and a copy, and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with Peter (Ted) Carviel on April 21, 1995. Also included is correspondence from Mary Tremblay regarding the interview.

The interview documents Carviel’s 1953 mining accident and ensuing career. Topics include: experimental cervical fusion surgery; training at the Western Rehabilitation Centre; Workmen’s Compensation and vocational re-training; difficulties securing employment; adaptation of vehicles with homemade hand controls; campaigning for equitable driver licensing; involvement with early Paraplegic Association rallies; world travel and public-attitude change toward disability.

The interview documents Jousse’s tenure as founding medical director of Lyndhurst Lodge. Topics include: post-war shift from custodial care to team-based rehab; adoption of antibiotics and collapsible wheelchairs; opening Lyndhurst to civilian patients; collaboration with the Canadian Paraplegic Association and Premier George Drew; development of environmental control units; nationwide training of surgeons and therapists; and promotion of early accessibility standards.

The interview documents Langford’s wartime injury and five decades of leadership. Topics include: folding-wheelchair procurement and hand-controlled cars for veterans; building Canada’s first nationwide peer-support network; negotiating with employers, unions, and DVA; fundraising for ramps, retraining, and equipment; and balancing disability rights with personal responsibility in policy debates.

The interview documents MacPherson’s capture at Hong Kong (1941) and lifelong advocacy. Topics include: starvation and eye damage in POW camps; struggle for full DVA disability recognition (1945-55); retraining at CNIB’s Baker Hall; careers with Hudson’s Bay Company and liquor-control blending; activism in the Sir Arthur Pearson Association; and pursuit of independent life through accessible transit and family support.

The interview documents Mildred and Tony's experiences after Tony's 1945 war time injury. Topics include: active-training culture at Deer Lodge Hospital; founding the Manitoba CPA branch; securing wheelchairs and hand-controlled Fords; Tony’s chairmanship of the first disability committee for the National Building Code; volunteer curb-cut surveys in Winnipeg; and creation of 1010 Sinclair transitional housing (1975) that modelled independent living.

File consists of audio recordings on cassette, and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with Joanne McLeod on October 13, 1995.

The interview documents McLeod’s 1954 injury and rise as a legal and human-rights leader in New Brunswick. Topics include: inadequate rehabilitation in the 1950s; becoming UNB’s first graduate using a wheelchair (1961); legal studies and government service; executive directorship of the CPA-NB division; curb-cut and accessible-transit campaigns; employment services for injured workers; Charter-era disability rights; 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons; aging with a disability; and architectural barriers.

The interview documents Noell from her 1949 diving accident through decades of advocacy. Topics include: skull-traction treatment at Montreal Neurological; tendon-transfer surgery under Dr Jousse; completing BA, BSW, and MSW while navigating inaccessible campuses; careers at Mount Sinai Hospital and Children’s Aid; daily physical barriers in office settings; co-founding the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (1984); and developing Ontario’s first publicly funded attendant-care program.

The interview, narrated by Jackie Rodgers (widow of John Rodgers), documents John Rodger’s trajectory after an early-1950s RCMP training injury. Topics include: rehabilitation and peer mentoring at Lyndhurst Lodge; earning a BA at Trinity College while living in residence; career ascent to Senior Underwriting Consultant at Manufacturers Life; service on the company’s medical advisory committee; co-founding Toronto’s Wheel-Trans service and advising accessible-housing projects; and advancing employment and transit as pillars of community integration.