Imagine if you could pick up Braille just by playing with a ball. A new conceptual toy by recent Pratt grad Danielle Pecora is designed precisely for that. Be-B is a ball that helps kids, blind or not ...

BILLUND, Denmark — Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a “playful and engaging way.” Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally ...

LOS ANGELES - LEGO has created an interactive new way to help blind and visually impaired children learn how to read Braille. The project is called LEGO Braille Bricks, which are customized LEGO ...

In one of the newest Lego sets under development, the bumps that hold the toys together have a second purpose: They also help children learn Braille. The series of dots on each brick represents a ...

More than a half of a million kids in the United States are visually impaired. That's according to a survey done by American Community Survey for the American Foundation for the Blind. Teaching kids ...

In a world where the visually-impaired are increasingly relying on digital devices, only 10 percent of blind children are being taught Braille, meaning 9 out of 10 blind children cannot read. To help ...

The LEGO Foundation announced it is pioneering a project that will help blind and visually impaired children learn braille in a playful way using custom LEGO bricks. The bricks will be modeled with ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

LEGO is testing a redesigned version of the iconic childhood toy that is meant to help blind or visually impaired children learn braille in an engaging way. It's a big mission, given that only 10% of ...

Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a “playful and engaging way.” Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally proposed to the toy ...

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