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Welcome to the new LEGO Braille Bricks BLOG!

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This is a new place to find and share articles written by specialists from all over the world, experts and parents.

Written by M&M

May. 30. 2023

M&M present the new LEGO Braille bricks blog

Practitioners, educators, specialised or mainstream teachers, parents, this blog is a new place for you to find and share tips, experiences, questions about education and play for the visually impaired.


Feel free to comment on the articles and share your experiences, this is a place for sharing. Please note that you need to create an account to comment in order to keep the comments relevant and written by people working in our field.


We will publish news every week, in different categories to help you find what you need: Tips & Tricks, O&M (Orientation & Mobility), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Literacy, Arts and Braille.
Do you have an experience, a new activity to teach braille or pre-braille through play? Contact us at info@legobraillebricks.com. Remember that your suggestion must be related to braille.

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      Build ALPHABETICAL towers

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