Using a braille display with VoiceOver

You can use a refreshable Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output in braille, and you can use a braille display with input keys and other controls to control iPod touch when VoiceOver is turned on. iPod touch works with many wireless braille displays. For a list of supported displays, go to www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/braille-display.html.

Set up a braille display: Turn on the display, then go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. Then go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose the display.

Turn contracted or eight-dot braille on or off: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille.

For information about common braille commands for VoiceOver navigation and information specific to certain displays, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4400.

The braille display uses the language that’s set for Voice Control.This is normally the language set for iPod touch in Settings > International > Language. You can use the VoiceOver language setting to set a different language for VoiceOver and braille displays.

Set the language for VoiceOver: Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control, then choose the language.

If you change the language for iPod touch, you may need to reset the language for VoiceOver and your braille display.

You can set the leftmost or rightmost cell of your braille display to provide system status and other information:

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Announcement History contains an unread message

The current Announcement History message hasn’t been read VoiceOver speech is muted

The iPod touch battery is low (less than 20% charge) iPod touch is in landscape orientation

The screen display is turned off

The current line contains additional text to the left The current line contains additional text to the right

Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell, and tap Left or Right.

See an expanded description of the status cell: On your braille display, press the status cell’s router button.

Siri

With Siri, you can do things with your iPod touch, such as opening apps, just by asking, and VoiceOver can read Siri responses to you. For information, see Chapter 4, Siri, on page 35.

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