![]() ![]() ![]() Other EOTs may mail kits directly to schools or teachers. Some EOTs may work through an IRC, or check out system. Two years later he named his company LEGO after the Danish phrase leg godt (play well). By distributing them to schools and educators, we can be sure students coming in and out of the classroom will have access.įor initial distribution, TVIs will need to work with their EOT to procure kits for their students. LEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark, workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen. ![]() The goal of the LEGO Foundation and APH is to ensure the kits are available to children for years to come. The bricks will not be available for parents or general consumers to order. Second and third shipments will be available to professionals and teachers affiliated with schools, education and support centers, and other institutions who are serving students with blindness or visual impairment. APH’s Ex Officio Trustees (EOT’s) get the first opportunity: this is APH’s primary method for getting educational tools to students. LEGO Braille Bricks are only available for a limited time and are being distributed for free. LEGO Braille Bricks pave the way for increased confidence, communication, creativity and problem-solving, all key skills required to support life goals. Learning Braille is said to be crucial for blind or visually impaired children as it allows them to develop a variety of life skills, ensuring they experience intellectual freedom, independence and equal access to education and work. Help develop creative, engaged lifelong learners. ![]() By inspiring blind and visually impaired kids early in life in such a positive and enjoyable way, we are helping develop their independence and communication skills from an early age. LEGO Braille Bricks work to the proven pedagogical concept of powerful learning through play – making them a valuable tool for teachers and students. LEGO Braille Bricks have been designed to: This educational, very practical tool will teach them a range of skills they need to thrive. Yet, blind and low visioned people all over the world rely on Braille to work, study and enjoy their daily lives. With thousands of audio books and computer programs on the market today, fewer young people are learning Braille. Brickset is the most established, accurate and up-to-date LEGO database on the Internet today: weve been collating our data since 1997. This ingenious combination of features brings a whole new world of playful learning that teaches kids Braille in an enjoyable, tactile environment. This allows sighted and blind kids to play and learn together on equal terms. The LEGO® Braille Bricks concept is a playful methodology that teaches Braille to children who are blind or have a visual impairment.Įach colorful LEGO brick is moulded with studs that correspond to numbers and letters in the Braille alphabet and has a corresponding printed symbol or letter. You can check out Himanshu’s stuff at Cracked and Screen Rant, or get in touch with him for writing gigs.Developed by the LEGO Foundation, the LEGO Group and partners from the international blind and educational communities, we are proud to present LEGO® Braille Bricks to the educational sector. It was even test-driven by Bugatti’s official test driver and ex Le Mans winner Andy Wallace, proving that it actually works like a real car. A team of 16 specialists worked for over 13,000 hours to build it, including specialized design, mechanical, and electrical experts. Of course, they had to call in actual car-making experts to complete it, as even master builders working with LEGO pieces aren’t capable of something that complex. In an extraordinary feat of creativity and craftsmanship, builders at LEGO built a full-scale replica of a Bugatti Chiron using LEGO’s Technic line of bricks. Lego blocks can withstand impressive compression (compacting) forces. However, we’re not just talking about a toy-sized LEGO car but an actual, full-scale supercar that can also be driven like a real vehicle. If we were to tell you that it’s entirely possible to make a car just with LEGO pieces, you’d probably say, “Big deal,” as almost all of us have done that at some point (even if the complexity of that replica depends on our individual LEGO skills). ![]()
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