HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — January is a month meant to celebrate the importance of braille to those who are visually impaired. Vision loss can happen to anyone at any age, and for some, braille is a ...

LEE ANNE: CAROL RAE AMAPOLSKY WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVES THERE IS SOMETHING NEW TO BE LEARNED EACH DAY. >> I’M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT THINGS. I LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE’S SOMETHING TO LEARN IN MY LIFE, ...

At first, Olivia struggled with braille. Then the 7-year-old, who is blind, played with Legos with braille on them and her interest soared. “Before then, she found it hard to get started with the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lego is building more inclusivity with the public release of Braille Bricks. The new LEGO Braille Bricks – Play with Braille product is aimed at kids 6 and older. It’s designed ...

In Saul Valdivia’s preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden table. An assortment of plastic bugs and wooden shapes lay scattered across its ...

More than a half of a million kids in the United States are visually impaired. That's according to a survey done by American Community Survey for the American Foundation for the Blind. Teaching kids ...

Teacher Jennifer Martinez works with Head Start students Arya, left, Baruc and Noah at the Blind Children's Center in Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) In Saul Valdivia’s preschool ...

A symphony of metal keys clicking and chiming echoes through the nearly empty classroom. As each key clatters, a corresponding hole punches through the thick, waxy paper, leaving a slight indentation ...