The LEGO Foundation: Braille Bricks, 5

The LEGO Foundation and the LEGO group announced their support of a pioneering project that will help blind and visually impaired children to learn Braille in a fun, engaging manner while playing with special LEGO® pieces that have been customized for Braille. The project, called LEGO® Braille Bricks, was presented during the “Sustainable Brands Conference” in Paris, France. The concept behind LEGO® Braille Bricks was first proposed by the Danish Association to the LEGO Foundation in 2011 and was again proposed in 2017 by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind in Brazil. The project “Braille Bricks for All” has received international attention, making it possible for an agreement to produce the product to be reached. Since then, associations in Denmark, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Norway have closely collaborated and the first prototypes of the bricks have been circulated in the aforementioned countries for proof of concept testing.