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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Lego is releasing a new product to help blind and visually impaired children learn Braille, the company announced Wednesday. The "playful and engaging" bricks will be inclusive to allow sighted ...

Learning changes the brain, but when learning Braille different brain regions strengthen their connections at varied rates and time frames. A new study published in JNeurosci highlights the dynamic ...

Since introduced more than 200 years ago, there have been many misperceptions about braille, including it can take years to learn and is exclusively a language for the blind. In fact, neither is true.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For years, individuals who use braille to read struggled to communicate and access written materials on computers or cell phones. However, advancements in technology have ...

I was born with nystagmus, a neurological condition that affects my vision, and until I was in my thirties, I’d only met one person that shared it. At a holiday party with my parents when I was ...