LEGO Launches Balok Toys In English And French

LEGO Badminton. (Source: LEGO)

JAKARTA - popular toy manufacturer LEGO began rolling out braille toy blocks in English and French for children with visual impairments or visual impairments on Friday.

LEGO says its braille plastic beam is meant to be inclusive, boosting braille games and learning. The toy is suitable for children aged at least 6 years.

The LEGO braille plastic curve is currently available in five colors, blue, green, red, yellow, and white, featuring letters and braille symbols. Each braille plastic beam has a pattern that matches the letters and numbers of sickles, and can be used along with other LEGO plastic beam products.

World Blind Union president, an organization that represents about 253 million blind and blind people worldwide, Martine Abel-Williamson praised the launch of LEGO

"For the blind community, the braille is not just literacy, but also our entrance to independence and inclusion in this world, and with the availability of LEGO Bricks for the wider community, it is a big step forward to ensure more children want to learn braille," Abel-Williamson said in a statement. a statement, according to ABC News September 1.

"Because it's based on products that many families already know and like, it's really an invitation for all family members to have fun building touch skills and getting to know braille using the same tools," he continued.

Meanwhile, Rasmus Logstrup, the main beam designer, said the company felt compelled to create blockage toys, as "playing has the power to change lives; as children play, they learn important skills for their lives", as quoted by The National News.

LEGO Amazing will be present in a 287 set of plastic beams with two base plates gray and a decoration-enhanced box arising in the characters.

Later, the company will also plan to launch a version of a Toy block in German, Italian and Spanish early next year.

It is known, prior to this launch LEGO partnered with non-profit American Printing House for the Blind to start testing Toy beams at certain schools in 2019, introducing free educational equipment featuring Toy beams for organizations serving blind children the following year.