Matthew Shifrin, a blind LEGO builder, has long advocated for accessibility.

Separately, the company also introduced Lego Braille Bricks in 2020, which are available in French, English and Spanish, and ...

A Massachusetts man, Matthew Shifrin, who was born blind, has launched a nonprofit called Bricks for the Blind to make LEGO ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see. Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille ...

Skylar Aguirre loves books and looks forward to reading more of them – but not the typical way most kids read. “I was blind ...

A facilitator with the Education Accelerated by Service and Technology (EAST) initiative approached Evan Pratt, a legally ...

For almost 30 years, incarcerated women in Washington have been part of a program that transcribes documents, pamphlets, business cards, textbooks, novels, music, signs and menus — even the Oregon ...

This week, Lego announced plans to unveil customized bricks designed to help children who are blind or visually impaired learn to read Braille. At a time when Braille literacy is declining among ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — September 30 2025 — Blind Fitness invites the Santa Barbara community to join in celebrating National ...

He said the accessible alerts are designed to help people with access and functional needs put their emergency plans into ...