Children play with Braille Bricks on the floor as a way to learn Braille and have fun.

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The toys are designed to help children who are blind or visually impaired learn the Braille system of reading and writing, where characters of the alphabet are represented by raised dots.

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August 31, 2020 · 1:45 PM EDT

Producer Amanda McGowan

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The concept behind Lego Braille Bricks was first proposed to the Lego Foundation in 2011 by the Danish Association of the Blind and again in 2017 by the Brazilian-based Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind.

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