Parisian tributes to Louis de Braille are shown as well as the opening of his Centenary Exhibition by the Duke of Edinburgh, early Braille punching machines, modern production methods, the library of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and various teaching methods. Commentary written by Lambton Burn and spoken by Jack Hawkins and Jean Metcalfe.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322524
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)