BOLD = Blind outdoor leisure development

At Aspen, in the Rocky Mountains, U.S.A., an organisation called Blind Outdoor Leisure Development enables blind people to participate in many sports. With experienced guides, 500 blind people are involved in all kinds of sports, including skiing, ice-skating, horseriding, fishing, mountain climbing, rafting in the Colorado rapids, and experiencing wildlife. Narrated by John Denver. Suitable for secondary school level.

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Credits

production company

Crystal Productions

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012371

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports for the physically handicapped

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Outdoor recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Physically handicapped - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Winter sports

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1979

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