Recently the LEGO Foundation and the LEGO Group has announced the official launch of LEGO Braille Bricks. They believed that children who live with visual impairment learn faster as they have to adapt to daily life without being able to see. This is the way they engage to help children with vision impairment develop tactile skills and learn the braille system.
The LEGO Braille Bricks molded in a way that the studs on the top reflect individual letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet, while still remaining full compatibility with the LEGo System in Play.
With this new invention, kids can play together because the brisk also feature printed letters, numbers, and symbols so that they can be used simultaneously by sighted peers, classmates, and teachers in a collaborative and inclusive way.
David Clarke, Director of Services at the Royal National Institute of Blind People, who worked with the LEGO Foundation to develop and test the bricks said, “With these Braille Bricks, the LEGO Foundation has created a totally new and engaging way for children with vision impairment to learn to read and write. Braille is an important tool, particularly for young people with vision impairment, and these cleverly designed bricks enable children to learn creatively while also engaging with their classmates in a fun and interactive way,”.
LEGO planned on releasing the new LEGO Braille Bricks in a total of eleven languages across twenty countries by the early of 2012. Also, they will distribute it free of charge to selected institutes, schools, and services catering to the education of children with visual impairment.
Source: LEGO