When Amit Patel lost his sight because of an illness a decade ago—early in his career as a trauma doctor at an emergency room in the U.K.—he struggled to learn Braille with traditional tools. He ...

More than a half of a million kids in the United States are visually impaired. That's according to a survey done by American Community Survey for the American Foundation for the Blind. Teaching kids ...

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, ...

A boy with short brown hair runs his left hand over a set of colorful Braille Bricks attached to a square panel. Source: LEGO Foundation LEGO is rolling out a new toy to increase literacy in blind and ...

LEGO is testing a redesigned version of the iconic childhood toy that is meant to help blind or visually impaired children learn braille in an engaging way. It's a big mission, given that only 10% of ...

The week before Christmas is Santa’s busiest time of year. And as he prepares to circle the globe on his annual gift-giving trip, he relies on some trusty helpers. One of Santa’s special helpers is ...

From Story Pirates, Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. From Story Pirates, awesome kid Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. We learn ...