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Getting Started with an iPad and Refreshable Braille Display
Tips and tricks on how to get started with a refreshable braille display paired with an iPad.
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(Excerpts from “Using a Refreshable Braille Display with the iPad” manual © 2015 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC USA written by Diane Brauner and Ed Summers. Used with Permission.)*
- 10 Steps to Getting Started with an iPad and RBD
- Learn to how to use the iPad with VoiceOver Gestures
- Pair the RBD with the iPad
- Select the desired iPad RBD settings
- Learn about the RBD’s physical layout
- Learn the basic RBD navigation chord commands and practice navigating the Home screen
- Learn to use the rotor
- Learn to use the advance bar/panning keys and cursor routing buttons
- Learn the RBD editing commands and practice writing skills
- Learn and practice the commands to manipulate text
- Learn and practice any remaining commands
A refreshable braille display is a tactile device that electronically raises and lowers pins in different combinations to display braille characters. A refreshable braille display (RBD) is wirelessly paired with a computer, tablet or smart phone to provide braille access to text [...]