Taking their place

Government film about the rehabilitation and re-employment of the physically handicapped in the “normal workforce”. Follows Noel Simpson, a paraplegic, through this process.

Credits

director

Loch Townsend

producer

Jack S. Allan

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:30:45:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

29192

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Job security

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work practice

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Employment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Rehabilitation

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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Australia, 1963

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