Sixty-six-year old Ivy Granstron jogs, skis, bowls and gardens and does carpentry work. Sometimes she walks into a wall. Due to insufficient care at birth, she has only 4 1/2 vision, but she doesn’t let blindness interfere with her life. She practices the art of ‘mind over eyes’.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016440
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aged women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Canada
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aged women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Old age
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged women - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → People with disabilities
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)