Illustrates how disabled people are breaking down the barriers which, until recently, often precluded their participation in any other than stereotyped recreational activities. Demonstrates such recreational activities as grass skiing, canoeing, lawn and ten pin bowling, swish, rifle shooting, scuba diving, hang gliding, disco and square dancing etc. Commentary by Stan Pretty.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015536
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → International Year of Disabled Persons 1981
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 → Recreation
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)