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LEGO Designs Braille Bricks to Help Visually Impaired and Blind Children Learn How to Read

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Blind Kids Use Braille-Style LEGOs to Learn Reading

Blind Kids Use Braille-Style LEGOs to Learn Reading

Blind kids are typically taught to read through the Braille reading system. However, the Dorina Nowill Foundation For The Blind has co-founded a project called “Braille Bricks” which teaches blind kids to read through the use of specially designed LEGO blocks. Each one of these blocks contains one Braille letter on it. The idea is that blind kids can learn to read by playing with these blocks and…

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Meet Braille Bricks | #BrailleBricksForAll 

Braille Bricks is a toy for literacy and inclusion of blind children. Share #BrailleBricksForAll to convince toy manufactures to produce this beautiful project for children around the world. Go to www.braillebricks.com.br

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At Brazilian schools, any educational material is welcome, especially if it contains information in braille. Educational tools that evoke the playful and tactile aspects in visually impaired children are very important, since they supplement the use of books and handouts in learning to read. 

With that in mind, Lew'Lara\TBWA created Braille Bricks, a braille alphabet developed using classic toy building bricks (LEGO). The project was created for the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind.