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Uno Braille

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

2019

"Uno Braille" is an accessible edition of the classic card game, published in the United States by Mattel, Inc. in 2019. The game was developed in association with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest nationwide organisation of blind and partially sighted people in America. The set includes a deck of cards along with accompanying game instructions printed in both standard black ink and braille.

The cards are manufactured from card, paper, and plastic, employing printing and embossing techniques. Across the deck, cards are printed in various colours displaying numbers and distinct action symbols. To ensure accessibility for visually impaired players, contracted braille is embossed directly onto each playing card in the top left and bottom right corners. These embossed tactile markings convey the colour as well as the number or special action of the card, allowing blind and sighted individuals to play together straight from the box.

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Historical context

UNO was originally created in 1971 by Merle Robbins, who initially sold self-funded sets from his Ohio barbershop before selling the rights to Robert Tezak of International Games Inc. Mattel acquired the company in 1992. Inspired by the rules of Crazy Eights, the game tasks players with being the first to deplete their hand, requiring them to call "UNO" upon holding just one card. Mattel later introduced inclusive versions, including UNO ColorADD in 2017 for colour-blind players, followed by UNO Braille in 2019.

Identification

Source note
Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
Museum object name
Uno Braille
Museum object number
B.89-2022

Catalogue references

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