A young man, David McPherson, discusses his experience of being paraplegic since the age of eight. The film is shot at a tertiary college where he is a residential student and he and his fellow students talk about the way he has made sure that he can fit into everyday life on campus. Discusses the problem of sexuality of the disabled. A positive film highlighting what paraplegics are capable of achieving.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014943
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mainstreaming in education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Students
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Handicapped - Sexual behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Sexual behaviour
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Paraplegics
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 → Physically handicapped - Recreation
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation