Radio: Deaf Blindness, Life Matters, ABC Radio National - Anne Arnold
Carleeta Manser, an exceptional deaf blind person, was the subject of this powerful human story and unique form of radio interview.
About this winner
- Year: 1998
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 1998 nomination
Carleeta Manser, an exceptional deaf blind person, was the subject of this powerful human story and unique form of radio interview. Having had sight until her early twenties, she knows sign language. In the interview, Carleeta communicated through holding the hands of her interpreter to interpret the questions put to her by Anne. She then signed her own responses and coloured the silence with expressive noises. The interview also examined the broader context of deaf blindness and gave a rare insight into that little known world.
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