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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For nearly 200 years, braille has been vital in aiding the blind and visually impaired engage with the world. Learning braille is fundamental in helping legally blind children reach literacy levels so ...

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 ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — 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 ...

Reading is the bridge to knowledge’ is a familiar mantra in campaigns promoting a reading culture nationwide, underscoring ...

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 ...

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 ...