035 Paraplegic patient
Item
Title
035 Paraplegic patient
Description
Along was a longstay patient at Gombak. He was paralysed from the waist downwards and used a wheelchair. When the hospital telephone exchange was installed he and Apong, another paraplegic patient, were taught to operate it. They then became members of the hospital staff and received a wage. Until then, they earned a little pocket money by weaving baskets etc to order.
Coverage
Malaysia
Creator
Duguid, Jennifer Cairns
Date
1965
Format
JPG
Identifier
https://commons.keene.edu/s/KSCArchive/item/7103
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type
StillImage
Provenance
Keene State College