Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ393591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Harnessing the Community: Moon Script, the Moon-Writer and Sighted Volunteers.
Tobin, Michael J.; Hill, Eileen W.
British Journal of Visual Impairment, v7 n1 p3-5 Spr 1989
The article suggests the use of non-expert sighted volunteers to teach the reading and writing of Moon Script, a tactual system of raised-line characters similar to the Roman alphabet, to visually impaired people. Experimental courses with both blind and sighted volunteers are described. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Reading, Rehabilitation, Sensory Aids, Tactile Adaptation, Training Methods, Volunteers, Workshops, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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