A Matter of Chance Episode 6 | Anne Deveson | ACMI collection

One of a series which looks at the problems and aspirations of the disabled. Anne Deveson talks to John Baldwin, who suffers from cerebral palsy. He lives an extraordinary life, full of drive and energy, and is outspoken about the problems faced by disabled people

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Credits

co-director

Anne Deveson

Commentator

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014691

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cerebral palsy

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

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)

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