When Amit Patel lost his sight because of an illness a decade ago—early in his career as a trauma doctor at an emergency room in the U.K.—he struggled to learn Braille with traditional tools. He ...

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its fifth People’s Design Award to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet Thursday, Oct. 14, at its 11th annual National Design Awards gala in ...

Braille was first invented as a way for soldiers to communicate with each other in secret without using lights or sounds BRAILLE is a writing system designed to allow the blind and visually impaired ...

How do you design a learning aid for blind people? By making a tactile, easy-to-find tool, that's how. The Braille Alphabet Bracelet was designed by Leslie Ligon, who has a blind son, and has just won ...

Though sets of colorful building bricks made of plastic can usually keep the kids entertained for hours at home, Lego is also used in the classroom. The Lego Foundation and the Lego Group have now ...

Lego has created a version of its building bricks printed with letters and numbers from the braille alphabet, so blind and partially sighted children can learn to read as they play. Presented this ...

Harris Mowbray has never been to Prince Rupert, B.C., but he has left his touch there. Mowbray, an amateur linguist and software programmer based in California, in collaboration with Prince Rupert ...

Building with Lego bricks has stayed a formative and important practice for kids around the world, partly because it’s so easily enjoyed by anyone, regardless of location, language, or ability. Now ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

According to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), just 1% of the blind population is born without sight; the vast majority of the estimated 10 million Americans who are blind or visually ...

Exploring the limits of type design, Tokyo-based designer Kosuke Takahashi has developed Braille Neue, an attempt to combine Braille with the English and Japanese alphabets. This is no easy feat.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Learning to read and write was a challenge for Louis Braille. While ...