kid with optical damage will presently have a new , creative direction to read Braille . The LEGO Foundation and LEGO Group announce yesterday at a conference in Paris that the company would be launch Braille Bricks kit in 2020 . Each set has about 250 bricks incorporate stud that represent the letter of the alphabet and numbers of the Braille alphabet , which empowers people to see spelling and punctuation , read Christian Bible , type on a keyboard , and more .
In the U.S. , only 10 percent of unsighted kid are learning to take Braille , according to the National Federation of the Blind . Philippe Chazal , treasurer of the European Blind Union , say this drift — which extends beyond the U.S.—is due to the availability of audiobooks and computer programs . “ This is specially critical when we cognise that Braille user often are more sovereign , have a high stage of education , and better employment chance , ” Chazal said in astatement . “ We powerfully believe LEGO Braille Bricks can help boost the grade of interest in learning Braille , so we ’re thrilled that the LEGO Foundation is making it possible to further this concept and make for it to children around the earth . ”
The approximation was originally pitched to LEGO in 2011 by the Danish Association of the unreasoning , and a Brazil - base groundwork also supported the conception in 2017 . Currently , the Braille Brick prototypes are being tested in Denmark , Brazil , Norway , and the UK , with each set being adapted to the predominant language utter in those region .
Because braille is atactile alphabetrather than a language , it can be used in just about any nomenclature , including Chinese , Arabic , and Hebrew . LEGO also plans to test French , Spanish , and German version of the Braille Bricks this year . The kits will be provided spare of flush to some organization around the world .
learn out the video below to teach more about the undertaking .
