Bricks with studs corresponding to braille numbers and letters will be available to buy from September
Lego is to begin selling bricks coded with braille to help blind and partially sighted children learn to read the touch-based alphabet.
While some view braille as old-fashioned, given modern technology that can turn written text into spoken word, blind adults say they like the freedom to multitask by reading with their fingers while listening to other things. “Who would want a greetings card read to you? And there are things like board games, labels and being able to read your kids a bedtime story – that’s hard to do with a computer talking in your ear,” he said.
Lisa Taylor, mum to seven-year-old Olivia, said: “Olivia first discovered Lego braille bricks at school and they had such a big impact on her curiosity for braille. Before then, she found it hard to get started with the symbols but now she’s improving all the time.” The family, who live in south-east London, are able to leave each other braille “notes” using bricks laid out on Lego boards without having to resort to the more clunky braille writing machine they currently borrow from school, and they can help Olivia with her homework more easily.
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