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  1. Planet of Snail (2013)

    Director
    Seung-jun Yi
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 87 minutes), £14.99

    Sensitively directed documentary about South Korean couple Young-Chan and Soon-Ho. Young-Chan, who has been deaf and blind since childhood, lives with Soon-Ho, who has a spinal condition which affects her...

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  2. Blindsight (2009)

    Director
    Lucy Walker
    Subject
    Psychology; Social Studies; Sports science
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 104 minutes), £15.99

    An uplifting documentary that follows six blind Tibetan teenagers as they set out on a three-week expedition to climb the 23,000-foot peak Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest, led by two blind...

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  3. Quiet Tunnel, The: Ushers Syndrome Video with Subtitles (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. ? min., 2001 sale: £100.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Made in conjunction with SENSE, the national Deaf-Blind Rubella Association, this video is about Usher Syndrome, a condition that affects some deaf people causing night blindness and loss of peripheral...

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  4. 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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  5. Vision Shared, A (1999)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (25 minutes), £17.95

    Identifies aspects of good practice and strategies for successful inclusion of visually-impaired children in mainstream education. Focusing on pupils, parents and professionals it provides an insight into...

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  6. Dangerous Waters (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    River blindness, or onchoceriasis, which affects 17m people in the tropics, is caused by a parasite spread by small blackflies. In an effort to eradicate the disease, scientists have discovered that subtle...

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  7. Ekleipsis (1998 Video)

    Director
    Tran T Kim-Trang
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min., 1999 sale: £70.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Combines the case histories of Cambodian women living in California and suffering from hysterical blindness (loss of sight with little or no physical cause that is brought about by traumatic stress) and the...

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  8. Insight (1996 Video)

    Director
    Georg Misch
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    An account of an attempt to represent the world as it appears to a man who has lost his sight. The world around him is a blur, but strong visual images of the things that are important to him live on in his...

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  9. Visions: A Guide to Preventable Blindness (1996)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £15.00 (hire) £75.00 (sale)

    Examines six common eye conditions - glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment and amblyopia - which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to permanent loss...

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  10. 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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