A Matter of Chance Episode 2 | Anne Deveson | ACMI collection

One of a series which looks at the problems and aspirations of the disabled. Anne Deveson looks at three different teaching methods which are having enormous success with intellectually handicapped youngsters. Until recently some of these children could do nothing for themselves: they are deaf, blind and mute and can only communicate by touch. Yet now they can dress, wash and feed themselves and, according to their teacher, “The sky’s the limit”

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Credits

co-director

Commentator

Anne Deveson

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014687

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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