In Newton, Massachusetts, Matthew Shifrin, a blind Lego enthusiast, has transformed the experience of building Lego sets for visually impaired individuals. At age 13, he received a binder containing ...
NEWTON — Building LEGO sets has many educational, physical and mental health benefits. Among them are stress relief, cognitive development, teaching engineering skills, improving fine motor skills and ...
What started as a kind gesture between two friends has grown into a game-changing move by a toy company to make its masterpieces more inclusive. Lego has announced its new pilot program,"Lego Audio ...
Matthew Shifrin, the founder of Bricks for the Blind, listens to directions on his phone while building a LEGO gum ball machine at his family’s home, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo ...