| Description | Interview with Walter Thornton at Bournville. He discusses the atmosphere at St Dunstans and questions the 'cheerfulness' of blind people. He emphasises the need for proper mobility training in the UK and thinks there is a lack of commitment in organisations, compared with the situation in the United States of America. He discusses the segregation of blind people in life and work, the problems associated with the development of reading machines, the benefits of talking books compared with reading braille, especially for people who have lost their sight after childhood, and his sense of loss at not being able to read books quickly anymore. He talks about the value of the radio in receiving information about news and cultural affairs and the efforts that blind people have to make to fit in with sighted society (tracks 1-3).
Total: 17.12 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0965480 |