Disability advocate Tilly Aston fought for blind and low-vision people to 'hold their own' in a prejudiced society

Tilly Aston teaching braille to children as a young woman. (Supplied)

It's been more than 75 years since Matilda "Tilly" Aston died, and both her name and her life's work have largely faded from the public eye.

But in recent weeks, her surname has been mentioned repeatedly in the media as attention has turned to the political contest in the electorate bearing her name, vacated by former minister Alan Tudge.