Accession Number: 2007.33.145
Summary/Description: Training film tells the story of Charles McCabe, a visually impaired veteran, going through the Hines Blind Center. Cast includes: Lloyd Greenwood, John Malamazian, Ed Mees, and Evert Bjork. On label: "Archives copy." This is a video copy of the film; made by the donor in 1988.
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: The Long Cane, originally a 16 mm documentary film, was produced in 1953 by the Veterans Administration to familiarize VA personnel with rehabilitation services available for blinded veterans at the V.A. Hospital in Hines, Illinois. Video was donated to the AER Archives by Pete Wurzburger in 1988.
Credit Line: Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Publish Date: 1953
Subjects: Blind Orientation and mobility Rehabilitation
Physical Description: 1 videocassette
