Lego Braille Bricks
Construction Toys
2023
2023
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Lego Braille Bricks are specially-designed to help blind and visually impaired children and adults learn braille. Each brick is moulded with studs to depict a different letter or number in the braille alphabet. These bricks come in five colors - white, yellow, green, red and blue — and remain fully compatible with existing LEGO toy products. The printed version of the letter or number is also on the brick.
The toolkit was launched in 2020 in the UK through a partnership of the Lego Foundation and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). To enhance the play experience and support pre-braille skill development, a series of supporting play starters are available for free online which aim to teach players how to orient, attach and stack the bricks through well-known games, such as Rock, Paper, Scissors, which can be played with peer and family groups.
The toolkit was launched in 2020 in the UK through a partnership of the Lego Foundation and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). To enhance the play experience and support pre-braille skill development, a series of supporting play starters are available for free online which aim to teach players how to orient, attach and stack the bricks through well-known games, such as Rock, Paper, Scissors, which can be played with peer and family groups.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 43 parts.
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| Title | Lego Braille Bricks (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic, card |
| Brief description | Boxed set of Lego Braille Bricks, consisting of 287 parts |
| Physical description | Boxed Lego Braille Bricks set. Box with yellow, black, and grey illustration on front; pictures of all components on the reverse. Braille Bricks use the standard Lego studs to represent Lego letters, with the corresponding letter printed beneath the studs. Bricks are red, white, green, yellow, blue. Set includes two grey base plates and an orange brick separator. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Summary | Lego Braille Bricks are specially-designed to help blind and visually impaired children and adults learn braille. Each brick is moulded with studs to depict a different letter or number in the braille alphabet. These bricks come in five colors - white, yellow, green, red and blue — and remain fully compatible with existing LEGO toy products. The printed version of the letter or number is also on the brick. The toolkit was launched in 2020 in the UK through a partnership of the Lego Foundation and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). To enhance the play experience and support pre-braille skill development, a series of supporting play starters are available for free online which aim to teach players how to orient, attach and stack the bricks through well-known games, such as Rock, Paper, Scissors, which can be played with peer and family groups. |
| Other number | 40656 - product number |
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| Accession number | B.2-2024 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2024 |
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