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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. – Inside a prison workshop, several inmates tap away at what look like old typewriters. The devices are actually Perkins Braillers, which are used to write the code relied upon by many ...

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 ...

Though sets of colorful building bricks made of plastic can usually keep the kids entertained for hours at home, Lego is also used in the classroom. The Lego Foundation and the Lego Group have now ...

The Lego Braille Bricks pilot program aims to help blind kids learn braille. Great strides have been made to help people who are visually impaired adapt to life without eyesight. Now, an emerging Lego ...

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

BALTIMORE – Jordan Gilmer has a degenerative condition that eventually will leave him completely blind. But as a child, his teachers did not emphasize Braille, the system of reading in which a series ...

A woman who is visually impaired said she jumped at the chance to learn Braille despite it being like "another language". Jenny Stafford said she had hoped to study Braille when she started to lose ...

WORMS ARE SLOW AND SLIMEY -- >> YEAH, ASHLEY AGREED. ERIKA: NINE-YEAR-OLD HANNAH GEVERS LOVES BOOKS. >> AFTER SCHOOL SHE’LL JUST GO TO THE BASEMENT AND READ. IN HER LITTLE CAVE -- >> I CALL IT YOUR ...

If you have a visually impaired relative, Mangoslab's Nemonic Dot will be an easy way to outfit their household with custom ...