One of a series which looks at the problems and aspirations of the disabled. Anne Deveson talks to a teenager about what it is like to grow up with a physical handicap. Seventeen year old David Croft suffers from SpinaBifida, a disease which affects the spine. David talks frankly about his life, his physical problems and the way those problems present extra emotional and sexual difficulties
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014688
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spasticity
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spina Bifida
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)