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Pairing the Refreshabraille and an iPad for a Taste of Classroom Success

Seminars@Hadley November 25, 2015

By Pam Winters, Hadley Instructor

Recipe #1 iPad Settings for the Voiceover User

• Settings > General > Accessibility > Voiceover


• Settings > General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Braille


• Settings > General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Braille > Braille Display Input

Recipe #1 Other Possible iPad Settings for the Voiceover User

(these will vary based on student age/ability)

• General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Typing Style > Touch Typing

• General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Phonetic Feedback > Character and Phonetics

• General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Typing Feedback > Characters and Words

• General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Double-tap Timeout to adjust execution time

Recipe #1 Other Possible iPad Settings for the Voiceover User

(these will vary based on student age/ability

• General > Siri “On” > Allow “Hey Siri” “On” • General > Multitasking > Allow Multiple Apps “On”

• General > Accessibility > Speech > Speak Selection “On”, Speak Screen “On”, Speak Auto-Text “On”

• General > Accessibility > Home Button > adjust click speed

• General > Accessibility > Audio Descriptions “On”

Recipe #2 Pairing the Refreshabraille with the iPad • Voiceover MUST be activated for the

Refreshabraille to function

Recipe #2 Pairing the Refreshabraille with the iPad • Upon powering on, the Refreshabraille display

will read “APH” and an eight digit number. This number is also located on the back of the Refreshabraille.

Recipe #2 Pairing the Refreshabraille with the iPad • Settings > General > Accessibility > Voiceover > Braille >

Choose Braille Display • Type 1 2 3 4 in “PIN” textbox using onscreen keyboard

Recipe #3 Basic Home Screen Navigation Using the

Refreshabraille • The Refreshabraille joystick is used to navigate

through and choose items on the iPad > click right to move to the next item, click left to move to the previous item, and press down on the joystick to choose the item

Recipe #3 Basic Home Screen Navigation Using the

Refreshabraille

• Refreshabraille commands use chords, which are dot formations that include the space bar.

• Example: Home > “h chord” or Dots 1 2 5 spacebar

Recipe #3 Basic Home Screen Navigation Using the Refreshabraille

• “a” chord > move to previous element (same as left joystick click)

• dot 4 chord >move to next element (same as right joystick click)

• “l” chord > move to first item on screen • Dot 4 5 6 chord > move to last item on screen • “m” chord > turn speech on/off (toggle) • “o” chord > next page • “ow” chord > previous page • “q” chord > quick nav on/off (toggle) • “s” chord > move to the status bar • “w” chord > read all starting from the top • “p” chord > pause/restart reading (toggle)

Recipe #3 Basic Home Screen Navigation Using the Refreshabraille

• “i” chord > opens the Item Chooser (Note: if contracted braille is activated, students must use the English letter indicator (dots 5 6) before typing in the Search field. OR

• “low h” or dots 2 3 6 chord > changes braille input (6 dot will allow single letter searching in Item Chooser)

• “con” or dots 2 5 chord > opens Control Center • “h” chord twice (quickly) > opens App Switcher • dots 4 6 chord > opens Notification Center • “ar” or dots 3 4 5 chord > Increases Volume • “gh” or dots 1 2 6 chord > Decreases Volume

Recipe #4 The Refreshabraille Display

• The keys on either side of the spacebar are most commonly referred to as dot 7 (left) and dot 8 (right).

• dot 7 chord > backspace or delete • dot 8 chord > enter or new line

Recipe #4 The Refreshabraille Display

• 18 cell braille display, each cell with its own cursor routing button

• Advance bars: left advance moves to the previous line of text; right advance moves to the next line of text

• Auxiliary space: can be used instead of the space bar

Recipe #5 Creating a Document

• Notes > left joystick to “New Note” > choose • Left joystick to “Switch to Full Screen Mode” > choose

Recipe #5 Creating a Document

• Cursor takes up two cells and flashes • 1st cell: dot 8 • 2nd cell: dot 7

Recipe #6 Editing a Document

Recipe #6 Other Useful Commands for Editing a Document • Unselect a unit of text (as determined by the rotor

setting) > “exclamation” or dots 2 3 5 chord • Select All > “low g” or dots 2 3 5 6 chord • Copy Selected Text > “c” or dots 1 4 chord • Cut Selected Text > “x” or dots 1 3 4 6 chord • Paste Text > “v” or dots 1 2 3 6 chord • Undo > “z” or dots 1 3 5 6 chord • Redo > “the” or dots 2 3 4 6 chord • Tab > “low g” or dots 2 3 4 5 chord

Recipe #7 Navigating the Internet

• The “dot” in a web address needs to be written in computer braille.

• Use “low h” chord to move to “8 dot” mode, then braille the computer braille decimal point using dots 4 and 6.

• Use the “low h” chord to move back to “contracted braille” mode.

Recipe #7 Navigating the Internet

• As the webpage is loading, listen to hear if Reader Mode is available.

• Use “l”chord or dots 1 2 3 chord to move to the top of the webpage window. Voiceover will say “Back”.

• If Reader Mode is available, use the right joystick to move there and choose using a joystick press.

• Use the Item Chooser > “i” chord > to get a list of all clickable items on a page.

• Use 6 dot braille input > “low h chord” to enter single letters in the search box

• Change the rotor setting to “Headings”, “Links”, or “Form Controls” using dots 2 3 chord or dots 5 6 chord

• Use dot 6 chord or dot 3 chord to move from item to item within the selected rotor setting

Recipe #8 Accessing Email Using the Refreshabraille • From the Home Page, use the right joystick to move to

Mail. Choose it with a joystick press. • Use dots 5 6 chord or dots 2 3 chord to move the

rotor setting to “Containers”. Use the joystick to move within each Container.

• When writing emails, set braille input to 8 dot braille “low h” chord.

• Numbers are written in Nemeth Code without the numeric indicator.

• The @ sign is written using dots 4 7 chord. • Any capital letters written in 8 dot mode do not use

the dot 6 capital. Write the letter and include the dot 7 key.

Recipe #8 Accessing Email Using the Refreshabraille

Recipe #9 Navigating Books in Read2Go

• Moving by Containers gets the student past all the Bookshare regulations faster.

• Bookmarks are set using the joystick press. • Pop Up menus are dismissed using “b” chord. • For tactile rather than auditory reading, Read2Go

audio should be turned off. In the app, go to Settings > Audio > Read2Go Audio > toggle to “Off”. In Visual Settings, turn “Display by Page” off.

• Use “m” chord to turn off Voiceover for tactile reading.

• Students move through the book using the right and left advance buttons.

Recipe #10 Accessing PDF Documents Using the Refreshabraille

• Student typically scans hard copy or opens pdf from email or an app to which the instructor has uploaded content (ie. Schoology)

• Open pdf, then right joystick to “Open In”; select with joystick press

• Right joystick to “Process in Prizmo”


• Right joystick to “Recognize”; choose with joystick press; process subsequent pages in the same manner


• Left joystick to “Export”; joystick press to open “Export Document” window; joystick press to enter window

• Joystick to “Export text”; joystick press • Joystick to “Notes”; joystick press • Joystick to “Save”; joystick press

Recipe #11 Braille Technology for the Youngest Chefs • Power Chord Editor by Touch Graphics

Recipe #11 Braille Technology for the Youngest Chefs

• SmartBrailler by APH

Resources

• https://andreashead.wikispaces.com/YourTSVI • http://tech.aph.org/rbd_info.htm • http://www.nyise.org/ipad/iPad-iOS6-

Accessibility_Booklet_1MAR13_Graphics.pdf (written for iOS 6 but very detailed)

• https://sites.google.com/a/esu4.net/adaptive-tech/apple-voiceover-links/ipad-and-refreshabraille-18