Versions:.The full 4 min. 17 sec. animated film describing Blissymbols, part of which is shown in this film, is available as a separate teaching aid, under the title Symbol Boy, title code: 106C 0175 096. Agency:.Co-produced by the NFB and Film Australia.

Director, Bruce Moir, Bob Kingsbury ; producer, Tom Daly, Frank Bagnall, Richard Mason ; commentary, Stanley Jackson ; camera, Michael Edols, Barry Perles ; sound, Berry Von Browkhurst, Bev Davidson, Joseph Champagne ; editing, Bruce Moir ; sound editing, Gwen Barnhill ; animation, Les Drew ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel.

Recorded 1974.

"Blissymbols" are giving children without speech a joyous new means of communication. This film tells the story of a remarkable man, Australian Charles K. Bliss, who invented a symbol language (pictographs) originally as a means of overcoming the barrier of differing languages, and then found that it has an even greater, more rewarding application when used with speech-handicapped children. This is witnessed in Toronto and Montréal, where the Blissymbols are being used.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Bronze Reel Award - Category: Documentary, 1975 First Prize - Category: Didactic Films, 1976 Golden Reel Award - Category: Documentary, 1975 Second Prize - Silver Boomerang and Victorian Government Prize of $1,500AUST, 1978

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).