Tag: Braille

Edinburgh’s iconic floral clock celebrates 200 years of braille

Stuart Mitchell

Edinburgh’s iconic floral clock- the oldest in the world- is marking 200 years of braille, the tactile code that enables blind and partially sighted people to read by touch. On Tuesday 17 June, the Lord Provost was joined by representatives from RNIB including visually impaired members of the community to mark the completion of the new design, which takes three gardeners six weeks to create. More than 35,000 flowers and plants are used in the clock, which will be in bloom until October. This includes plants like antennaria, crassula, echevaria,…

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From classroom to playroom: LEGO® Braille Bricks now widely available for Nordic, Dutch and Portuguese speaking fans!

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has announced a special top-up package solution to its LEGO Braille Bricks – Play with Braille set, which will bring the total number of alphabets supported to eleven. Until now, the product has been available exclusively in English, Spanish, German, Italian and French. By adding top-up packs to existing English and Spanish sets, this unique tactile experience becomes accessible for Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch and Portuguese speaking families. The set is aimed at kids aged 6+ and designed so that anyone who is curious about braille,…

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Bringing Braille Fun Home: LEGO® Braille Bricks on Sale for the First Time

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of World Blind Awareness Month this October and in response to global demand, the LEGO Group announces LEGO® braille bricks are available to purchase for the first time through LEGO.com. The new product – LEGO® Braille Bricks – Play with Braille – is aimed at kids aged 6+ and has been designed so that anyone who is curious about braille, be they blind, partially-sighted or sighted, can have fun getting to know the braille system at home with their family members in a playful, inclusive way. Martine Abel-Williamson, President,…

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M&S rolls-out braille range including industry-first gift card

Stuart Mitchell

M&S has launched a first of its kind ‘Happy Birthday’ braille gift card, developed in consultation with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Joining the gift card is a range of three braille greeting cards – covering different celebrations. The industry-first braille gift card features an embossed outer sleeve to communicate the ‘Happy Birthday’ message and an embossed gift card enclosed within the sleeve which can be used online or in over 700 M&S stores. RNIB estimates more than two million people in the UK are living with…

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Tesco becomes first major UK supermarket to sell range of braille Valentine’s cards

Stuart Mitchell

This Valentine’s Day, Tesco is helping all shoppers treat that special someone in their lives with the launch of braille Valentine’s Day cards. With more than two million people living with sight loss in the UK*, the launch brings love to life in a more inclusive way this Valentine’s Day. To help those with visual impairments celebrate, Tesco has launched the range of accessible cards starting at just £1.50. With cards featuring dedications to ‘My Husband’, and ‘My Wife’, and declarations of love with ‘Be Mine?’, anyone feeling the romance…

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