I think its sad that moon isn't used more and that no company has made a
moon writer. It has so much potential for people who loose their sight
and cannot learn braille and also for people with cognitive problems
that make it hard to learn braille. The main plus for moon is it is much
closer to print in shape and therefore is an intermediary between
braille and print.
Louise.
On 01/04/2011 18:26, Terri Pannett wrote:
Peter's April Fool joke reminded me of the time someone recorded a
notice in an audio magazine for the blind saying Freedom Scientific was
coming out with a notetaker called the MoonLite which would allow blind
people to read and write Moon Type. The notice was so well done that
some people actually called up FS to find out whether or not it was
true! I found the whole thing to be hilarious, but Freedom Scientific
didn't find it funny.
For those who have never heard of it, Moon Type is a raised-letter
alphabet system for the blind. It was a read-only system. It isn't used
here in the U.S., but the UK still uses it. It was popular with people
who had lost their sight late in life and didn't know braille.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
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