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How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets
The nonprofit has produced accessible instructions for more than 540 sets and helped about 3,000 builders work without sighted assistance.
- Three years ago, Matthew Shifrin launched Bricks for the Blind to help visually impaired individuals build Lego independently, providing accessible instructions for more than 540 sets ranging from a 100-piece car to a 4,000-piece bridge.
- Growing up in Newton, Massachusetts, Shifrin loved building Lego but relied on sighted friends for help until a family friend provided braille instructions for a Middle Eastern palace, allowing him to build independently.
- Millan, a 31-year-old master's student from San Diego, found freedom using these instructions, saying, "It's not about what I can't do anymore. It's more about what I can do."
- Teri Turgeon, education director at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, noted Shifrin created a space for "innovation and accessibility" that was "otherwise not there prior."
- About 3,000 builders across the United States and Australia now use these instructions as Shifrin continues working with a team of 30 sighted writers and blind testers to expand accessibility.
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