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Moon first formulated his ideas in 1843 and published the scheme in 1845. Moon is not as well known as braille, but it is a valuable alternative [citation needed] touch reading scheme for the blind or partially sighted people of any age. Rather than the dots of braille type, Moon type is made up of raised curves, angles, and lines.
William Moon (18 December 1818 – 9 October 1894) was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind. Life and career [ edit ]
A tactile alphabet is a system for writing material that the blind can read by touch. While currently the Braille system is the most popular and some materials have been prepared in Moon type, historically, many other tactile alphabets have existed: Systems based on embossed Roman letters: Moon type; Valentin Haüy's system (in italic style)
Thomas Mark Lucas (c. 1764 – 18 May 1838) was a British educator of the blind, founder of the Royal London Society for Blind People, and developer of the Lucas tactile alphabet system, an alternative to the Braille system of reading for the blind.
Blind and partially sighted people are being left "humiliated" and unsure they have voted correctly because of a lack of support at polling stations, according to an MP. Carlisle's Julie Minns ...
The stocks of books in Moon type and Lucas systems had mostly been presented to the Library and some of the braille books had been purchased on special terms from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which was known as the British and Foreign Blind Society at the time. Much of the braille had been hand-transcribed by voluntary workers.
Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland has said he doesn't think blind people "need inspiring", after he made history as the first blind contestant to take part in the show.
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