The LEGO Group is debuting a pilot to make LEGO sets more accessible for those with vision impairments with LEGO Audio and Braille Building Instructions. The instructions are now available in English ...
The company will launch a testing phase of its LEGO Audio & Braille Building Instructions on Aug. 28 Matt Shifrin, from Newton, Massachusetts, has always loved playing with LEGOs. Born blind, he would ...
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All Lego sets come with visual instructions that indicate where builders should place each piece. But such guidance isn't accessible for the blind. The Lego Foundation today announced they are ...
Lego remains one of the most popular and valuable toy lines but the company’s sets are also some of the least accessible to those dealing with visual impairments. To remedy this, the Danish toymaker ...
Matthew Shifrin first discovered Legos when he thrust his hands deep inside a crate crammed full of the tiny brick toys. His babysitter, Lilya Finkel, had spotted the discarded box on the side of the ...
Lego is building its way to making instructions friendlier for the visually impaired by using artificial intelligence (AI) to translate instructions into braille and audio. The Danish toy company has ...
If you know a little Lego fan, they might like this concept Lego audio book reader, designed by Jonathan Robson. The design of the book reader is based on a LEGO helmet with a gold space visor, but ...
Here’s a nice thing from some companies this morning — and it’s got a compelling back story, to boot. Lego this morning announced a new accessibility initiative that will make building instructions ...