Ian Dury Blockheads lead singer talks about how becoming disabled has affected his life and music. Biopic 1983 52 mins A Day in the Life of Kevin Donnellon An episode of World in Action documenting the life of 11 year old Kevin and how he and his family live with the effects of the drug Thalidomide. 1972 28 mins Y Gwr O Gwr Yr Aran Teacher Frank Letch of Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd discusses his life and living with his acquired disability in this TV documentary. In Welsh with English subtitles. 1978 29 mins Disabled Graduate Disabled graduate Peter Thweeney simply wants the opportunity to be economically independent, and has ambitions to become a lawyer. News 1981 6 mins Disabled Boy Invents Speech Machine Anglia TV report on the young disabled entrepreneur that has invented the Lightwriter, a communication device that won a British Design Award News 1973 5 mins Championship Swimmer Champion swimmer Linda Hockworthy returns to the pool after a recent leg amputation. Current affairs News 1967 1 mins Able Yachtsman Para sailor Mike enjoys the thrill of the wind in his sails. Current affairs News 1983 3 mins Blind Farmer Farming: hard work in all weathers - and not a job you'd associate with someone with a severe visual impairment. News 1978 5 mins Smallest Woman in the World Living in a world that makes no concessions for her size: Joyce Carpenter is Britain's smallest woman. News 1972 8 mins Cambridgeshire couple adopt a disabled child Anglia TV meet a 'Thalidomide boy' and his remarkable adoptive parents; all the subject of a new book and adapted BBC TV 'Play of the Week'. News 1976 6 mins Archer's Target Determined archer hits the target. Current affairs News 1979 2 mins Former ballerina and polio survivor still teaches ballet Anglia TV enjoy meeting former ballerina Elizabeth Twistington Higgins, a polio sufferer, who is now a successful painter by mouth. News 1970 8 mins One of Them Is Brett Unforgettable documentary about a boy, born without arms due to thalidomide, and his family 1965 30 mins Thalidomide survivor selected for Olympics Thalidomide baby' Ronnie West, accomplished in swimming, running, and shooting, is set to compete in the 1984 Paralympic Games. News Sport 1983 3 mins Sip-and-Puff Assistive Technology Eileen Brown lives with Multiple Sclerosis and uses assistive technology to write after seven years. Current affairs News 1975 6 mins One Per Cent of Us - Children No More The TV cameras return to Downham School to see what has changed for disabled children since 1966. Current affairs News 1976 45 mins One Per Cent of Us - One in a Hundred This documentary charts the progress and challenges of disabled people living in the community. Current affairs News 1986 52 mins One Per Cent of Us - So Many Children Parents and teachers of children with learning disabilities offer moving and practical accounts of their experiences. Current affairs News 1966 38 mins Michael Sensitive portrait of a boy with Down’s syndrome, and the small village that includes him. Drama 1961 12 mins Three for Society Feisty and free-spirited, three disabled people talk frankly and directly about the barriers they experience in the 1960s 1969 29 mins
