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Lego releases Braille bricks to teach blind and visually impaired children

Emily Dixon

April 24, 2019 |

CNN |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Billund, Jutland

The Lego Company has released a new product called Lego Braille Bricks that is designed for blind and visually impaired children to learn Braille in a playful way. The concept was originally proposed to them by two foundations for the blind (one is Danish and one is Brazilian), so Legos prototyped with them to come up with the final set of 250 bricks that feature the complete Braille alphabet, numbers from zero to nine, math symbols, and more. These bricks will improve education for children with vision impairments, and reactions to the product have already been glowing.

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