Re: moon type
- From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:51:25 -0700
Hi, List.
Well actually, if you are a Braille reader, you can get a labeler that has
both Braille and print on the letter wheel and produces Braille on the tape.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Karstens" <nankar40@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: moon type
> Hello.
> Speaking of raised print: I just remembered that, quite a few years ago,
> my
> dad had a dymo-type print label maker that produced capital letters. They
> were big enough for me to read easily. He now has a labeler that uses
> lower
> case letters which are harder to read. If the labelers are still made
> with
> capital letters, that might be a solution for labeling videos, CD's, etc.
> Nancy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: moon type
>
>
>> There is an outfit in Australia that produces Moon type quite regularly.
>> There is also a software program called Enterprise Moon which allows two
>> sizes of Moon type to be embossed on Index Braille embossers. This
>> program
>> also allows for Braille labeling to be added but not at the same time.
>> I have purchased this software but have not conquered it as yet. It costs
>> about $275 U.S. dollars. If anybody is interested, do a Google search for
>> "enterprise moon" and you should get information.
>> There are many ways in which some raised print would be very useful to
>> both Braille readers and to those experiencing sight loss who don't as
>> yet
>> know Braille. Moon type is the smallest set of print letters I have ever
>> encountered. It is easy to read, but cannot be written. There was such a
>> thing a few years ago as a Moon writer, but it didn't catch on or maybe
>> it
>> did not work. I plan to persue Moon further, but it will take me quite a
>> bit of time.
>> If anyone is truly interested in this, write to me off-list.
>> Catherine
>>
>>
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>> -Catherine Thomas
>> braille@xxxxxxxxx /
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