Disabled Access in Belfast City Centre

From the collection of

Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive
Launched in 2000, Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive spans from 1897 to the present day and currently contains an ever-expanding catalogue of 13,000 items. It comprises material from a variety of depositors including feature films, sport, documentaries, animation, amateur footage, light entertainment, and a significant proportion of broadcast material from the UTV Archive.

Disabled Access in Belfast City Centre


The International Year of the Disabled in 1981 prompted a series of Ulster Television features like this exploring the experiences of disabled people in Northern Ireland. These rushes invite you to consider how poor planning and maintenance creates obstacles that imped access to public space. Was 1981 a watershed as hoped in this film? Next time you're in Belfast City Centre think about what changes could still be made to improve access.


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