| AIDS FOR THALIDOMIDE CHILDREN An electric wheelchair is developed especially for thalidomide infants | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8990 |
| Catalog #: | 48071 | |
| Clip Number: | 48071-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4214 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:09 - 01:22:27 | |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, Sussex | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Playing DISABILITIES: Birth Defect, Malformation DISABILITIES: Inventions HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Hospitals INVENTIONS: Health & Safety LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Sussex | |
| Description: | AIDS FOR THALIDOMIDE CHILDREN An electric wheelchair is developed especially for thalidomide infants Chailey Heritage (Craft School and Hospital), Haywards Heath, Sussex VS At the Chailey Heritage (craft school and hospital) the thalidomide children try out new inventions. New small trucks which they can stand on and operate by a touch of a knob or the nod of the head. Exterior Chailey Heritage. Various shots, young thalidomide children examine a new electric wheelchair. A five year old boy steps on the platform and manipulates the controls. The chair moves off. He drives round the courtyard whilst the other handicapped children watch. A nurse adjusts the chairs battery. Various shots the children at play, overcoming their disabilities. | |
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