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How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

tantalor: Click bait.There's not really anything ground breaking here.> step-by-step instructions in braille, use braille computers or turn to screen readersWhat "made it possible" was technologies that already existed, and already proven in general, being applied to a specific domain.

guzfip: I guess there’s still a few low hanging fruit out there.

chucksta: It is a feel good story, the instructions he generated him inspired him to go to Lego:>Shifrin also approached the Denmark-based Lego Group in 2017 about making their products more accessible, which inspired the company to create audio and braille instructions for a growing number of Lego sets. That launched in 2019.>Separately, the company also introduced Lego Braille Bricks in 2020, which are available in French, English and Spanish, and feature studs on the bricks that correspond to letters, numbers and symbols. It also has introduced several characters in their sets with vision loss.