Lego is a favourite construction toy for all ages, but is often difficult to enjoy when your sight deteriorates. However, there are ways to make Lego enjoyable regardless of the level of vision you have. There is the option of Lego Braille Bricks, or additional instructions in Braille for regular Lego sets. Let’s explore enjoying Lego with Sight Loss.
Lego Braille Brick Set
Lego have launched a Braille Bricks set in 2023 encouraging sighted, partially sighted and blind players to play together with a set of bricks which include Braille on them. The Lego set arrives in a box which is embossed with braille to detail the set title ‘Lego Braille Bricks’ and to advise you where to scan for instructions. On scanning the barcode, you are taken to the dedicated Lego Braille Bricks site with six video clips detailing games you can play with the set.
Read a full review by our member Tim Dixon or watch the below video to see what families are saying about Lego Braille Bricks.
Regular Lego Sets
Having a set of Braille Bricks is great, but sometimes we just want to be able to build the same Lego as everyone else. Well, you can with Lego’s Audio and Braille instructions. Lego have a pilot experience running which provides audio and braille instructions for current Lego sets. Visit the LEGO® Audio & Braille Instructions – A pilot experience (legoaudioinstructions.com). Watch the Lego Video explaining the service below.
If the set you are looking for isn’t on the Lego site, then check out Bricks for the Blind – Making LEGO accessible to all people!
Matthew Shifrin, a fellow Blind enthusiast has encourages Lego and is behind the Bricks for the Blind websites. To hear his story, watch the TED Talk below.
If you haven’t played with Lego in a long time, or want to be able to enjoy playing Lego with your kids or grand kids, hopefully this article has provided some resources to encourage you to get Lego out and have a go. Engage with us on Social Media and share your stories of enjoying Lego with Sight Loss.