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World-class skateboarder from West Bloomfield won’t let blindness derail his dreams
Read full article: World-class skateboarder from West Bloomfield won’t let blindness derail his dreamsDan Mancina is a world-class skateboarder with records under his belt and hundreds of thousands of followers watching his daring stunts on social media, but he is also blind.
Audio-guided Legos are in the works for people who are visually impaired
Read full article: Audio-guided Legos are in the works for people who are visually impairedA visually impaired boy who was once able to foster his love for Legos while a family friend wrote out instructions for him in Braille is now working with the company to develop audio building guides. That boy, Matthew Shifrin, was born blind. She learned Braille to engage with me and support my Lego passion and then spent countless hours translating Lego instructions into Braille, Shifrin said. Lego building is one of the things we can do.The project Shifrin is working on is currently in a pilot phase. Instructions are available online, either in Braille or from an audio reader recorder or screen reader.