Seeking creative blind person to adapt Braille to my invented language
I invented a language 7 years ago that now has hundreds of speakers and fans on the Internet. I am about to publish a book on it. I want to add a Braille section to show how the language can be written by blind folks. If this message is off-topic to the community, then please accept my apologies.
The language is called Toki Pona, pronounced "toe key pone uh". It is a very primitive and cute language that only has 120 words. These simple words can be combined in various ways to describe anything in the universe. For example, there is no single word for "friend", so you combine words and say "good person". Picture a bunch of happy hunter-gatherers millions of years ago living in nature, on an island.
I need a blindness expert to help me develop a written form of the language that blind people can use. I am trying to think outside the box here, so Braille may not be the first choice.
I have heard that some people who lose their sight later in life find Braille harder to learn. I'm wondering if something like Moon type is actually easier to master.
My main problem is that if Toki Pona represents a simple language coming from a very primitive culture wiht low technology, then they would not have access to Perkins embossers and Moon typewriters and tools like that. Maybe they could put pebble formations in clay tablets, or carve tactile runes in tree bark or stone.
Please contact me if you are interested in brainstorming some creative ideas for my constructed language. I want to make it accessible to blind people, and I want to think outside the box before simply accepting Braille as automatically the best solution. Of course anybody who helps me develop a blind writing system for my language will be fully credited in the book.
If you use an instant messenger or Skype, you can tell me your contact info and we can chat on there.
The language is called Toki Pona, pronounced "toe key pone uh". It is a very primitive and cute language that only has 120 words. These simple words can be combined in various ways to describe anything in the universe. For example, there is no single word for "friend", so you combine words and say "good person". Picture a bunch of happy hunter-gatherers millions of years ago living in nature, on an island.
I need a blindness expert to help me develop a written form of the language that blind people can use. I am trying to think outside the box here, so Braille may not be the first choice.
I have heard that some people who lose their sight later in life find Braille harder to learn. I'm wondering if something like Moon type is actually easier to master.
My main problem is that if Toki Pona represents a simple language coming from a very primitive culture wiht low technology, then they would not have access to Perkins embossers and Moon typewriters and tools like that. Maybe they could put pebble formations in clay tablets, or carve tactile runes in tree bark or stone.
Please contact me if you are interested in brainstorming some creative ideas for my constructed language. I want to make it accessible to blind people, and I want to think outside the box before simply accepting Braille as automatically the best solution. Of course anybody who helps me develop a blind writing system for my language will be fully credited in the book.
If you use an instant messenger or Skype, you can tell me your contact info and we can chat on there.