[vicsireland] Re: Query about Moon
- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:23:26 +0100
Hi Philip,
Wikipedia has the following to say about Moon:
"
The Moon System of Embossed Reading (commonly known as the Moon writing,
Moon alphabet, Moon type or Moon code) is a
writing system
for the
blind,
using embossed symbols mostly derived from the
Roman alphabet
(but simplified). It is claimed by its supporters to be easier to
understand than
Braille,
though it is mainly used by people who have lost their sight as adults, and
thus already have knowledge of the shapes of letters.
"
It goes on to say that its popularity has diminished due to the high cost
of production. Apparently there are only about 400 fluent Moon readers,
and the system is largely unknown outside of the UK.
Tim
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Subject: [vicsireland] Query about Moon
Hi vicsonians,
I have a friend who asked me about Moon. I think that it is a form of
braille. Can anyone tell me about it?
Regards
Philip Dunne
Information Resource Unit
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