A documentary which examines the training procedures of two paraplegic athletes preparing for the Olympics for the Disabled staged in the Netherlands in 1980. Also covers the rehabilitation period of a young man who has only recently been left paralysed as the result of an accident. Narrated by Phillip Adams.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013938
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports for the physically handicapped
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)