The modern methods of teaching used in Malaya’s schools for the blind are doing much to lessen the handicaps of blindness. Young children grow in confidence as they learn new skills such as basket making and reading braille. Older students are seen using braille typewriters and operating the special telephone switchboard made by the Malayan Telecommunications Department.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311356
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Malaysia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Malaysia - Social conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Employment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)