iBrailleUsing Refreshable Braille Displays

with iOS DevicesPresentation By: Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D.

University of Kentucky

Options:• Devices Used Today:

• Refreshabraille 18: www.aph.org • Brailliant: http://

www.humanware.com/en-usa/products/blindness/braille_displays

• To view all refreshable braille displays that work with iOS devices go to: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/braille-display.html

• Also works with Braille Notetakers!• BrailleNote• Braille Sense

How it Works:• VoiceOver and Braille work together:

• VoiceOver must be on for the braille display to work!• If an app won’t work with VoiceOver, the braille display won’t work

either• Braille chord commands are equivalent to hand gestures used with

VoiceOver• Can mute VoiceOver and use only braille for navigation/reading

To pair a braille display, go to the Settings icon, then select General, Accessibility, VoiceOver, and Braille. When you see your braille display under Choose a Braille Device, select your device. Enter the code 1234 on your iOS Device (not the refreshable braille display) to complete the pairing process. This only needs to be done the first time you use the braille display.

The Latest iOS Devices:• iPod Touch – 5th Generation

• 32 GB - $299• 64 GB - $399

• iPhone 5 (service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon) • 16 GB - $199• 32 GB - $299• 64 GB - $399

• iPad – 3rd Generation (4G service from AT&T or Verizon)• 16 GB - Wi-Fi $499 or 4G $629 • 32 GB - Wi-Fi $599 or 4G $729• 64 GB - Wi-Fi $699 or 4G $829

VoiceOver/Braille Practice Tips:• Turn on Triple-click home in Accessibility! • Input must be rhythmic using contracted braille or an

alphabet contraction is entered instead of a letter • Be aware of accidently turning on:

• Mute/Unmute (three finger double tap/Chord 1-3-4 “m”)

• Screen Curtain On/Off (three finger triple tap/Chord 1-2-3-4-5-6)

• Stay up to date on Apple Accessibility at: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Time to Gets Hands On!!!• Pairing (make sure your bluetooth is on)

• Basic Navigation & controls• Webpage

• Notes• Calendar

• If time allows:• Maps

• Contacts• App of your choice

QUESTIONS???Dr. Donna Brostek Lee

Clinical Assistant Professor

Program Faculty Chair

University of Kentucky

Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling

229 Taylor Education Building

Lexington, KY 40506-0001

Phone: (859) 257-1520

E-mail: donna.b.lee@uky.edu

Website: www.donnablee.com

An Equal Opportunity University