At first, Olivia struggled with braille. Then the 7-year-old, who is blind, played with Legos with braille on them and her interest soared. “Before then, she found it hard to get started with the ...

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 ...

The popular toymaker hopes to encourage more people to learn to read Braille. Beginning Friday, Lego is launching its Braille bricks in English and French for the general public, a move meant to make ...

CNW/ - January is Braille Literacy Month in Canada, a time to recognize braille as a cornerstone of literacy, learning, and ...

The absence of such basic resources is not merely an issue of convenience, but a reflection of a growing Braille literacy crisis. Today, visually impaired children rely heavily on audio materials and ...

LEGO is bringing its Braille Bricks to the general public for the first time ever. The toy company initially released the special set to organizations that work with children with vision impairment, ...

In an effort to be more inclusive, Lego is rolling out a first-of-its-kind set designed to help those with vision disabilities learn to read. The company said this month that it will make Braille ...

Researchers have developed a robotic sensor that incorporates artificial intelligence techniques to read braille at speeds roughly double that of most human readers. Researchers have developed a ...

There is a wonder in reading in Braille that the sighted will never know: to touch words and to have them touch you back. – ...

A boy with short brown hair runs his left hand over a set of colorful Braille Bricks attached to a square panel. Source: LEGO Foundation LEGO is rolling out a new toy to increase literacy in blind and ...