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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Matthew Shifrin is a self-confessed Lego addict. “Lego is wonderful for broadening your understanding of the visual world,” he tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “It allows you to touch the untouchable.” But the ...

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, May 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, Bricks for the Blind (BFTB), an organization that brings the joy of building LEGO sets to blind ...

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 ...

LEGO has and always will be for everyone. For kids and adults, boys and girls, it’s a way to play and relax. There’s nothing like the sound of LEGO, ripping open the package, then reading the ...