Disabled Are Able!

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1735

Date Released

3 Sep 1962

Date submitted

30 Aug 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Adventures in Eating
2. 2Miss with the Mostest
3. 3Meet the Mountain Ponies
4. 4Disabled Are Able!
5. 5Paris - Fashion Fantastic!
6. 6Built for Speed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Disabled Are Able!. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show one of 90 workshops operated by a well known organisation which specialises in providing employment for disabled people. They make anything from electrical components to hydraulic pit-props. In this case, it’s invisible zip-fasteners, and more than 150 people are employed here alone. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV workshop. MS disabled man towards camera. CU man working (2 shots), MS man on crutches. MS tape unwinding pan down to tape. MS 2 men working. CU tape pan to man. CU woman. GV workers. MCU man in wheelchair. CU man. CU hands with zips. CU old zip demonstrated. CU new zip. MS both zips demonstrated together.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Disabled persons

Locations

London

Card file number

85028

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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