Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about undoing norms that inhibit success for disabled people. Matthew Shifrin's heavy-lift started when he was barely a ...

Lego will begin releasing building instructions in braille and via audio for visually impaired collectors. A pilot program using AI technology was launched today, inspired by blind entrepreneur ...

Using Bricks for the Blind’s Text-Based Building Instructions, Students Who Are Blind Can Now Participate in FIRST LEGO League’s Annual Challenge BOSTON, MA ...

Lego is using artificial intelligence to translate building instructions into audio and braille to help visually-impaired children enjoy their play sets. The Danish toy company has a bespoke design ...

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 ...

For Matthew Shifrin, who was born blind, playing with Lego sets presented a challenge. While he loved the blocks and how they taught him about things like engineering concepts and the shape of the ...

Since the LEGO system was introduced in the mid-1950s, the sets of interlocking blocks, figures, and other pieces have been popular with people of all ages (except, maybe, the people who accidentally ...

Lego has made amateur architects out of millions of kids, not to mention their parents. Their sets do have a problem with longevity, though, and it’s not so much that those tiny bricks aren’t durable ...

When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he got a birthday present from his family friend Lilya Finkel that changed his life. "Lilya came over to my house and with her she brought this big cardboard box and ...

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 ...

Lego Braille Bricks help blind and low-vision children "play and learn just like every other child," said mom Lisa Taylor. At first, Olivia struggled with braille. Then the 7-year-old, who is blind, ...