[NFBNJ] {Spam?} Re: RES: {Spam?} Lego launches bricks with braille

Sat Aug 22 22:46:42 UTC 2020

Thanks.
Stay tuned for updates to purchase?

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From: Thalita Uttembergue Benvenutti
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 6:41 PM
To: joe ruffalo ; joe ruffalo via NFBNJ
Subject: RES: [NFBNJ] {Spam?} Lego launches bricks with braille

Hey Joe!

But unfortunatelly, wonï¿½t sell to public. Only be available to some 
partners...

APH info:

APH is accepting preorders for LEGO Braille Bricks from our educational 
audience now. Teachers, contact your stateï¿½s Ex Officio Trustee (EOT) to 
request LEGO Braille Bricks for your students. Not sure who your EOT is? 
Search the APH Trustee Directory for the EOTs in your state.

(https://www.aph.org/contact-us/newsroom/newsletters-july-2020/)

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De: joe ruffalo via NFBNJ
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Para: joe ruffalo via NFBNJ
Assunto: [NFBNJ] {Spam?} Lego launches bricks with braille

Greetings to all!
Great news.
First to promote Braille were Uno Cards by Mattel.
Lego has and will promote Braille.
Stay tune for others.
Joe
Lego launches bricks with braille

Hey gang for your information.
Thought you may want to share with your grandkids . . .

From: Jane Degenshein
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 12:03 AM

Subject: Lego launches bricks with braille

FyI
I foound this a wonderful idea!

Lego launches bricks with Braille
https://www.deccanherald.com/international/lego-launches-bricks-with-braille-875705.html

UPDATED: AUG 20 2020.

Danish toy maker Lego said Thursday it was launching a new version of
its iconic plastic bricks featuring Braille for the blind or visually
impaired in seven countries.

The bricks have the same shape as the regular ones, but the studs on top
are rearranged. "The bricks are molded so that the studs on top reflect
individual letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet while remaining
fully compatible with the Lego system," a statement from the company said.

The bricks also feature a printed version of the symbol or letter.
Lego said it wanted to encourage blind and visually impaired children to
explore new ways of learning to read and write.
"With thousands of audio books and computer programs on the market
today, fewer young people are learning Braille. Yet, individuals with
blindness or impaired vision all over the world rely on Braille to work,
study and enjoy their daily lives to the fullest," Lego said.

The new bricks will first be sold in Brazil, Britain, Denmark, France,
Germany, Norway and the United States, before being extended to another
13 countries in early 2021.

In 2019, Lego allocated 25 per cent of its earnings to the Lego
Foundation, which helps disadvantaged children.

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