Born different

Australia, 1963

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A documentary about the mentally handicapped children cared for at the Melbourne Kew Cottages. Founded in 1887 mainly owing to the campaigning of Dr J.V. McCleery, the Superintendant of the Kew Mental Hospital, the cottages are now one of the largest government institutions for the care and training of mentally handicapped children. Gives an unusual insight into this little-understood problem in talks with nurses who tell of the activities at the centre. Parents of handicapped children explain what these children have meant in their lives, and of the decision to send the youngsters to the cottages. Narrated by Gerald Lyons.

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Credits

producer

Gerald Lyons

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001388

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kew Cottages (Kew, Vic.)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Institutional care - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Family relationships

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped - Care - Victoria

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped children

History → History

History → Public institutions - Australia - History

Places → Kew Cottages (Kew, Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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