Disability Issues

Living Independently 2002

12 mins Colour VHS £15

Peter Moule made this video to show how people with learning or physical disabilities can learn to live independently. It features advice from Norwich City Learning Disability Team, Mencap and Independent Living Norfolk.

Funded by the Give it a Go Scope Millenium Award Scheme.

Digital and Electronic Resources for Disabled People in Norfolk

Report by the Lord Mayor's New Horizon Fund
in association with Research Plus+
(Summer 2002)

Download Word document here (195 kb)

animalia 2002

12 mins Colour VHS £15

A group from Bridges Drop In Centre for people with mental health problems made this eclectic range of sketches, exploring live action, cut outs and plasticine animation.

Funded by the Millenium Awards for All National Lottery Scheme.

Roads to Independence 2000

9 mins VHS PAL £15

This video shows how disabled people are using Direct Payments for care to lead independent lives with dignity and choice.

Supported by the Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People, Norfolk Social Services and the European Social Fund.

Desperately Seeking Sawston 1998

19 mins 30 secs VHS Colour £15

The programme is a patchwork of impressions of Sawston village life, past and present. It was made by Opportunities Unlimited, a social firm for adults with learning difficulties.

Supported by The National Lottery, Cross Border Arts, Mencap and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Something Different 1998

10 mins 50 secs Stereo PAL £15

A look at arts activities for disabled people living in Norfolk.

Supported by the Norfolk Arts and Disability Project and East England Arts.

Sports For Us 1997

15 mins 14 secs VHS £15

The programme looks at ways to make sports provision more accessible for people with learning difficulties.

Supported by Suffolk Voice, The Sports Council and Mencap.

Different Worlds Shared Lives 1995

30 mins VHS Colour £35

Disabled people from Norfolk and Fiji compare their life experiences. This programme focuses on the response of the Fijians to the video letter they received from England (see below).

A BBC Television Production.

Programme Transcript

Face to Face 1994

33 mins VHS Colour £15

A group of disabled people from Norwich made this video letter to send to a linked group in Fiji. It explores a wide range of issues from family life to the arts and civil rights.

Made with the financial assistance of East England Arts and BBC Television.

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