Minnie Crabb

Minnie Crabb
Born1885
Victoria, Australia
Died1974
Occupation(s)Librarian, inventor
Known forInventing a Braille Printing Press for vision-impaired people
RelativesMay Harrison

Minnie Crabb (1885–1974) was the inventor of the Crabb-Hulme Braille printing press, the first Australian braille printing press. Her work was instrumental in braille accessibility and production in Australia.

Crabb served as the librarian of the Braille Library in South Yarra (later the Vision Australia Foundation) for 37 years, concurrently holding the position of assistant-secretary for the Victorian Association of Braille Writers. She retired from these roles in March 1944.[1][2][3] It was during this time that she invented what was believed to be the only braille printing press in the Southern Hemisphere.[1]

  1. ^ a b "PRINTING IN BRAILLE". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 6 April 1934. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ "HELPED BLIND FOR 37 YEARS". Trove. The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954). 2 March 1944. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Australian Braille Honour Roll | Australian Braille Authority". Braille Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2023.