My youngest daughter has low vision, and we are exploring options for note-taking, writing documents, etc. She is fluent in Braille. I know that iPad has the capability to output information to a Bluetooth-enabled refreshable Braille display (such as the Focus 40 Blue), but can these displays (that have Braille keys) also be used to write to documents in applications such as Pages or Evernote?
Thanks in advance for help!
Hi, I'm thinking of typing Braille on an iPhone, and I installed Braille pad for that. But when I turn landscape mode on and select writing and start writing like I would in a brailler, nothing happens, it just clicks on random buttons located on the main page of the program. Any help? And sorry about my English.
I got my iPhone SE a few days ago, having gotten an iPad about a year earlier, and I was testing out some features on my new phone to see how they work. It appears that, unfortunately, Braille screen input is strange and nearly unusable on the SE. I am using Braille screen input comfortably and effectively on my iPad.
Could anyone give me some pointers on how to properly use Braille screen input on an iPhone SE?Thanks!
Hi, all. Perhaps I'm missing something, but my Mac mini M2 Pro doesn't see my Brailliant BI40X as a storage device as it does on Windows. Is there something I'm missing? I'd like to be able to transfer files to and from the display to my Mac. Thanks for any advice.
How can you make the on-screen keyboard visible when your braille displayed is paired with your iOS device? Is there a braille keyboard command that will enable the on-screen keyboard to come up?
I want to access Dictation on my iPad when it is paired with my braille display. The only way I know how to do this is to unpair them (turn off the display) and then the keyboard will pop up and I can use voiceOver to locate the Dictation button. But now I can't edit my text unless I repair my display.
Help! I really want to be able to do this.
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Hello' I have had a focus 14 blue braille display for quite some time and havent been able to learn how to use it because I somehow accidentally locked the keyboard and didnt know how to fix that' Now it is fixed and I am beginning to learn how it works' I would like some advice and some keystrokes to be able to learn how to use it' It is a really good braille display in my opinion but I need advice'
Thanks for any help' //Sabrina
Ps for some reason I cannot seem to switch keyboard languages wich is why my typing is sloppy'
Has anyone experienced problems reading in iBooks since the upgrade using your braille display? I feel like even though I have US english braille selected, it looks more like unified english. I see this in no other reading app. Also, it aggravates me that when you turn pages in iBooks, the display doesn't always land at the beginning of the page. And when I select a chapter in the table of contents, and don't read the book straight through, the panning left and right between options gets stuck. Never seen problems in iBooks with a braille display like this before.
Hi Everyone,
I very recently purchased a Brailliant BI 40 to use along with my iPod Touch 4th Generation as a replacement for using a dedicated Braille NoteTaker such as the Braille Sense or BrailleNote Apex. For those of you who have done this, how do you manage access to and storage of files and folders, and what have you found to be the most convenient way to transfer material between devices? I have considered Dropbox, and also have considered using Pages on both devices. Is either of these choices more preferable than the other? Or do you have any other suggestions?
With iOS, is it possible to copy text off the internet, paste it into a notes app of some kind, place the iOS device in your pocket or backpack and control it completely using braille only with speech and sounds shut off and read those notes off in public as in when giving a speech or reading the bible publically in church? also with braille only and iOS like iPod touch or iPad, is there a notes app that lets you jump to different sections of your notes so you can find stuff easier for reading in public speaking situations?
Hi everyone, I am new to this site and have a question for those of you who use an iphone with a braille display. My current notetaker, a braillenote, is old and I need to be buying a new notetaker soon. I'm wondering whether I should buy a blindness specific device such as a braillenote or braillesense, or whether I should get an iphone with a refreshable braille display. I'd mostly be using it for work, to take notes while I counsel my patients. I need it to be reliable, fast, and easy to go back and review my notes. Do any of you use it for heavy notetaking especially with braille input?
I'm just wondering how you go about reading Kindle books using a braille display.
I much prefer the experience on PC - for example, I can go to any random sentence and it'll show on the display. This doesn't seem to be the case on the iOS app. I'm still learning braille (nearly finished Grade 2) and if there's a symbol I don't recognise, I would like to go back and read that line on my phone but can't necessarily go back to it on the display.
Hello everyone,
So I forgot my charger for my Brailliant Bi 20X at my other house and I was wondering if I could use my MacBook charger until I return to my other house to get the charger. Will I do any permanent damage to the battery or device?
Thank you all for your help.
Hi All,
Yesterday, I purchased the MBraille keyboard for IOS. For the most part, it works but I can't figure out how to activate the buttons on most keyboards like go, done, or surch. For example, when I am in the app store, I need to type in an app name and tap surch. How do I do this using MBraille? THanks
I’ve been trying to access modifier keys on my braille display. I’ve figured out how to press them, but I can’t get the iPad to recognize a string. For example in safari I can’t use the shortcut command-L to go to the address bar. But I can press command.
How do I link the modifier key? I called Apple and they just sent me articles I already read.
Hi all,
I have now sussed out pages and can edit and format documents in pages using my Orbit reader. However, I need to be able to edit the MS word file which I export from Pages to dropbox so I decided to install the MS word App when prompted by dropbox to try and edit my word file in dropbox.
But I discovered that when I finally managed to open the doc in dropbox after typing one sentence dot 8 didn't seem to insert a new line when pressed.
I also found this in new docs that I create.
Hi all,
I have tried using the text file option in dropbox but could only type one line.
I therefore found the MS word app on IOS did exactly what I wanted to achieve.
However, how do I edit in a document ie type a sentence and go to a new line as dot 8 doesn't seem to work.
Any general tips on how to navigate and use the App would be great!
I wasn't sure if I should post this under the Apple TV specific forum or under this Braille specific forum; I guess both are equally valid. Anyway, I would love to use my NLS EReader on the Apple TV in my living room. It's the newest model of Apple TV; think it came out last year. In any case, it has the latest TV os installed, but no matter what I do, I can't get a Braille display to connect to it.
Hi all,
Does anyone have any tips on using the outlook app on an iphone 7 with orbit reader 20 how do you delete multiple messages at once, how do you add people to the BCC field as can only use the CC field to add one contact.
Also do any Braille uses think that the input cursor jumps more in outlook than in other mail apps when typing on a Braille Display has any of you managed to get round this or reported it to appleat all as it always seems to work when I ring apple.
Hi, all. I just installed Perky Duck on my MacBook Air M1, running Mac OS 13.4.1. when I begin to create a Braille document in Perky Duck, and I'm using the home row for Braille entry, nothing shows up on my Braille display. I'm using a Brailliant BI-40X. Perhaps I need to update to 13.5of Mac OS? My student says she can read what she is inputting on the Braille display. My Braille display shows a cursor moving, but there are no Braille dots. Thanks for any help since Perky Duck is free and is without support. The Help menu is also not navigable which is not good.