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Our Aim: A society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to be equal citizens.
Our Aim: A society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to be equal citizens.
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Both Braille and Moon allow text to be read by touch.
Louis Braille lost his sight when he was three years old as a result of an accident in his father’s workshop. The Frenchman invented the Braille alphabet in his teens. The system of six raised dots can be combined in a number of ways to produce the letters of the alphabet, numbers and music and scientific symbols. Blind people throughout the world use Braille for reading and writing.
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For those who have gone blind in later life, Moon is easier to master. This system of embossed reading was invented by Dr William Moon in 1847. He became blind at the age of 21 and while teaching people to read, found that many struggled to grasp Braille. Dr Moon therefore invented an alternative system using an alphabet of 14 characters, used in various positions. He was keen to enable blind people to read the Bible and his method was used by missionary societies all over the world. Today though, Moon is mainly used in this country.