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Tuppence for Tomorrow

Enter Peter’s world of awkward conversations, resentful bosses and psychedelic pub carpets as he comes to terms with being newly-disabled.

Documentary 1982 22 mins

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Overview

It’s 1982 and enter Peter’s world of psychedelic pub carpets and awkward conversations revolving around his newly-acquired disability. This film shows how attitudes towards disability are as much a barrier as steps and narrow doors. The film is strangely fatalistic, sometimes resentfully negative, about becoming and being a disabled person – which is odd, considering it was aiming to promote positive attitudes and the helpful role played by the now-defunct Manpower Services Commission.

Awkwardness around disability still exists over 30 years later. Scope’s recent End The Awkward campaign has tried to change this.

Director
Nick Galtress
Featuring
John LeytonColette O'NeilVirginia FoilGabrielle BluntKevin Moore
Genres
Documentary
Released
1982
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Subjects

Disability Prejudice

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