| Description | Interview with Mervyn Jones, a student in the engineering workshop. He describes the process of machining and shaping and talks about his sense of achievement in making items from metal. He discusses his plans for working in engineering in the future and explains that many of the processes have become easier over time. He admits that it is difficult when moving to unfamiliar machines, and talks about the kind of work he would like to specialise in and the potential difficulties in doing technical drawing. He describes how he visualises objects by touch and how he notices things that sighted people might not. He discusses his sense of proportion and how he comprehends buildings and large objects. Mr Jago talks about how to describe objects so that the students will understand how the different elements work (tracks 1-4).
Mr Jago, a teacher at the engineering workshop talks about his students' retentive memories due to the limitations of braille, the opportunities for his students to gain employment in other workshops and the support blind workers receive from the Ministry of Labour (tracks 5-6).
Mervyn Jones talks about his family background and the fact that he is learning new skills in the workshop (track 6).
Total: 18.02 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0776880 |