LEGO® Braille bricks

[EmilieT]

Hey guys, 

I just spotted some news around a new project The LEGO Group has officially announced, and thought it was very exciting!

Some time ago, the Dorina Nowill Foundation For The Blind in Brazil created braille bricks to help children learn to read while having fun, as an independent project. The giant toys company has now taken the idea to a more global scale and confirmed that they will be launching Braille bricks sets in 2020. Those sets will be fully compatible with other bricks, and incorporate both Braille alphabet and printed letters.

You can read more here, and in the official press release here. 

I think this is a fantastic idea, and a very exciting product! Although it's aimed at children, and especially blind children learning to read, I can imagine it would also be useful for anyone who wants to learn Braille. I'd definitely be interested.

What do you guys think of this? Do you know of, or have used, other toys or products like this that have been adapted to suit more particular needs? 

[TallTrees]

I could be a different type of person then ~

I do use touch alot ~ I like shapes etc.

Probably wouldn't suit everyone and I take it on board

it could befuddle (lovely word) some brains.

I was thinking that before a person became too befuddled

that it may help in keeping the brain active.

@Cleoriff  

[Cleoriff]

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@TallTrees wrote:

I could be a different type of person then ~

I do use touch alot ~ I like shapes etc.

Probably wouldn't suit everyone and I take it on board

it could befuddle (lovely word) some brains.

I was thinking that before a person became too befuddled

that it may help in keeping the brain active.

@Cleoriff  

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I think you could have a point @TallTrees . It certainly would give them something to concentrate on

[Mi-Amigo]

Brilliant idea which could be adapted for needs/learning by young and old and different capabilities.