"Mr. Rehabilitation"
A compassionate ambassador for people with physical disabilities, Dr. Gustave Gingras made brilliant and pioneering achievements in physical and rehabilitation medicine. He lobbied governments and social institutions to provide barrier free access, facilities for people who are physically challenged and legislation that would integrate people with mobility issues into employment and into the public-school system. Gingras also started a Canadian program that would assist children who were the victims of thalidomide. People around the world consider Dr. Gingras to be the "Ambassador for the Handicapped".