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  1. Vision of the Blind, The (1976 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines a new way of understanding blindness and the blind, demonstrating a range of ways in which blind people are coping with their difficulties. Also highlights the problems of blind children.

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  2. New Technology for Blind People: A Revolution for Libraries (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Librarianship
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Shows the latest developments in new technology applied to the needs of the visually handicapped. The Kurzweil reading machine, Viewscan and Optacon are demonstrated at the Resources Unit for the Visually...

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  3. Sound Alternative, A: Computing and the Blind (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Open University has pioneered the use of information technology to help its blind students. This programme follows two students who have been involved with the ‘Computing and the Blind’ project,...

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  4. Anna’s Story (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale (CFL, RNIB Customer Services Dept), Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min., 1995 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

    Shows a day in the life of Anna, a blind nine-year-old. She is seen attending the same school as her sighted friends, playing the same games and watching the same television programmes, although sometimes...

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  5. Warning in the Dark (1954 Film)

    Director
    T Erismann; I Köhler
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes an experiment with ‘Fernsinn’, the apparent sixth sense developed by blind people, which warns them of the presence of solid objects. Using a particularly sensitive man who has been blind from...

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  6. Hand in Hand: It Can Be Done

    Subject
    Education; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 68 minutes), £34.80

    This video and accompanying teacher’s guide, part of the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) Deaf-Blind Project, serve as an introduction to deaf-blindness and provide strategies for educating...

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  7. Manor House Touch, The (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.

    Introduces the Manor House, a rehabilitation centre for visually impaired people, which caters for all ages from school leavers to the elderly. Shows its many resources and features interviews with people...

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  8. Someone to Watch over You (2 Parts) (1994 Video)

    Director
    Sophie Calle; Michael Klier; Gregory Shephard
    Subject
    Media studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 2 x 75 min.

    Two video works which reflect the increasingly pervasive presence of the video camera in modern everyday life: as an agent of public surveillance and as an equally voyeuristic point-of-access into people’s...

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  9. Amici Dance (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale (CTVC only), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

    Most of the members of Amici Dance are mentally handicapped or blind, and they work with sighted people and those who are not handicapped. The aim of Amici is to stress the need to share and acknowledge each...

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  10. Websites That Work (1999)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (16 minutes), free

    Aims to help website designers make the Internet accessible for people with serious sight problems. Technology is available to make computers talk, have Braille output or put large characters on the screen.

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