Breakthrough

Australia, 1962

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Education of deaf children in Victoria. At the Princess Elizabeth Kindergarten for the Deaf, very young children start the training which will fit them into a world of sound. Specially trained staff teach small groups by means of lip-reading, drawings and play-acting. Older children attend the St Kilda Road School, where, beside the ordinary curriculum, they learn domestic science, typing or a trade. Commentary by George Fairfax.

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director

David Bilcock

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Victorian School for Deaf Children

Duration

00:16:40:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1962

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