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Martine Abel-Williamson, the president of the World Blind Union, an organization representing approximately 253 million blind and partially sighted people around the world, praised the wider release of Lego's Braille bricks.

\"For the blind community, braille is not just literacy, it's our entry to independence and inclusion into this world, and to have LEGO Braille Bricks made available for the wider public is a massive step forward to ensuring more children will want to learn braille in the first place,\" Abel-Williamson said in a statement. \"Because it's based on a product that so many families already know and love, this is really an invitation for all family members to have fun building tactile skills and getting familiar with braille using the same tool.\"

Lego's Braille bricks will come in a 287-brick set with two gray baseplates and boxes that feature embossing in Braille. They will be sold on Lego's website for $89.99 each. The company also plans to launch versions of its Braille bricks in German, Italian and Spanish early next year.

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