Integrating the ipad with electronic communication devices Using VoiceOver with a Bluetooth Keyboard and Refreshable Braille Display

Integrating voiceover with a Bluetooth keyboard by Chris Maniscalco

But First…Why the IPad???

OK So…Why the IPad??? Screen Reader Fine Tuning Bookshare Ubiquitous VoiceOver vs TalkBack Fine Tuning Rotor (more efficient with practice) vs Menu Bookshare Read2Go (better control over speech rate and contrast) vs GoRead (inaccessible menus) Ubiquitous Nearly half of all U.S. teens own an iPhone

Accessibility Settings for Low Vision ZOOM

Zoom The Zoom Controller was introduced with iOS 8 and gives the user faster access to Zoom’s options. When idle, the Zoom Controller appears as a compass-like button.

Zoom Controller When activated, the Zoom Controller allows the user to choose between several of Zoom’s settings. The Choose Filter setting lets the user invert colors, implement greyscale, or dim the lighting.

iOS10 Update iOS 10 added two new tabs to the Vision menu: Magnifier: triple-click Home button to enable Display Accommodations Invert Colors Color Filters Reduce White Point

Invert Colors In iOS 10, Invert Colors is now under the Display Accommodations tab.

Speak Screen Speak Selection Adds a Speak option when a word is highlighted. Speak Screen Swipe two fingers down from the top of the screen. Voices Change language preference. Highlight Content Use in portrait mode. A quick alternative to VoiceOver is Speak Screen. This feature will read the contents of the page without going through the VoiceOver process. This menu appears at the top of the screen and allows you to pause, fast forward and rewind, as well as speed up or slow down speech.

Bluetooth Keyboards Apple Keyboard Zagg Folio

Pairing Open Settings and access Bluetooth. Ensure your keyboard is in discovery mode. (Typically pressing the pairing button.) Toggle Bluetooth and iPad will search for accessible devices. Scroll to keyboard and activate. Some keyboards require a passcode. Check the manual. Your keyboard is now paired with your iPad.

Apple Keyboard

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Zagg Function Keys

To toggle Quick Nav, press the left and right arrows simultaneously VoiceOver Terms VO: Control + Option or Command + Option Rotor: Provides additional options and features Quick Nav On: Keyboard option that allows you to quickly navigate each screen Quick Nav Off: Option that allows you to type in search field or text box To toggle Quick Nav, press the left and right arrows simultaneously

Basic VoiceOver Commands

Rotor Use the rotor to fine tune VoiceOver depending on what app is being used. Customize what settings you want rotor to show. Rotate two fingers to the left or right to adjust rotor.

Miscellaneous Commands Rotor Commands Miscellaneous Commands

Command Key / ⌘ Apple Windows Go to Home Screen cmd + shift + H Home button Show Desktop Windows key + D Search cmd + space Type in URL bar Switch App cmd + tab alt + tab

Meet Isabel! Isabel is a senior at Gilmer High School with light perception only since birth. When she is not using VoiceOver to complete her schoolwork, she is either singing in her church choir or learning a foreign language. While she maintains her dream of one day becoming a singer, she is focused on becoming an interpreter. Isabel has recently been the star of several videos that have been posted to the Paths To Technology website. These videos are designed to help students with visual impairments, as well as their teachers, learn how to use the Bluetooth keyboard effectively with VoiceOver. http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/posts/isabel-demonstrating-using-ipad-and-bluetooth-keyboard-voiceover

Using A Refreshabraille Display With the iPad

Pairing RBD with iPad From the home screen, go to the SETTINGS APP General Accessibility Turn VoiceOver on Tap on Braille iPad will automatically search for RBD Tap on number that appears (belonging to specific RBD)

Turning on RBD and iPad (Video #1) In order for the APH 18 Refreshabraille to work, you must turn the equipment on in this order. Turn on the iPad Turn on the APH Refreshabraille Turn on VoiceOver (Video #1)

VoiceOver (VO) VoiceOver is a screen reader built into the iPad and other iOS operating systems. With VoiceOver you use simple gestures to physically interact with items on the screen. NAVIGATES At the same time you start teaching the use of both devices. Make sure you have your VI student do the VO practice. Why? Use fingers to tap, swipe, change rotor settings. VO practice --under General/Accessibility/VO

VOICE OVER (VO) AND “THE ROTOR” Voice over features an original virtual control called “the rotor”. The rotor is ONLY available when VO is turned ON. It allows you to NAVIGATE by specific options The options displayed within the rotor depend on the app you are using. (Safari: Containers) HOW to turn on rotor : with fingers or RBD Fingers: rotating any two fingers on screen will move rotor options RBD: 2+3+space several times

To select your rotor settings: Cont. The Rotor To select your rotor settings: Go to Settings General Accessibility Voice Over Rotor (Put check mark beside the following: Character, words, lines, speech rate, containers, headings, links, form control, tables, lists, text fields, punctuation

DRIVING THE iPad

Driving the iPad Cont. VOICE OVER ENABLES THE BLIND STUDENT TO DRIVE THE IPAD IN ORDER TO READ, WRITE AND NAVIGATE. HE/SHE MUST KNOW HOW THE SCREENS LOOK IN GENERAL CREATE OVERLAYS OF: Home screen Settings: 1/3 and 2/3 Email Page Google Other’s as needed

Steps To Create Overlays GATHER MATERIALS Photocopies of iPad Screens Several clear film sheets Rubber Pad (Padded Surface) Ruler and Permanent Marker Tracing Wheel Line Drawing Tools

Steps To Create Overlays (Cont.) 2. Place clear film over screenshot copy and use marker to trace over important details on specific screen.

Steps To Create Overlays (Cont.) 3. Flip the overlay to back side and trace details with tracing wheel. Make sure rubber pad is underneath. Tracing wheel will make raised lines for the visual impaired student to feel.

Steps To Create Overlays (Cont.)

Steps To Create Overlays (Cont.)

ORGANIZING THE HOME SCREEN

RBD Keys

RBD Keys - Cont. Braille Cells: dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, use for braille symbols 7, 8 use to move cursor to desired location. Dots 7, 8 are very important for editing.

Keys - Cont. RBD Advanced Bars and Auxiliary Bar: three thin bars located below routing keys Left bar- “pans” back to previous braille text. Right bar- “pans” move forward. Middle bar- is used as a space bar if RBD is used upside down. PRESSING RIGHT AND LEFT ADVANCED BARS AT SAME TIME WILL INVERT RBD FOR LITTLE HANDS

HOW TO SET BRAILLE DISPLAYS (CHANGE AS YOU NEED OR SET DEFAULT IN SETTINGS) GO TO SETTINGS General Accessibility Voice Over Braille Braille Display Output - six dot – uncontracted six-dot braille  Braille Display Input six dot – uncontracted six-dot braille  Braille Screen Input six dot – uncontracted six-dot braille 

BRAILLE INPUT AND OUTPUT (ON THE GO) BRAILLE INPUT COMMAND low h chord BRAILLE OUTPUT COMMAND g chord Chord= space+dots

When in OUTPUT CONTRACTED Braille: pressing the routing key below a CONTRACTION will CHANGE only that word into uncontracted.

HOW TO SET BRAILLE TRANSLATION GO TO SETTINGS General Accessibility Voice Over Braille Braille Translation- English (Unified) 

Basic RBD Commands Commonly used RBD Navigation Commands Go to Home Screen; 1+2+5+Space (h Chord) H=Home Move VO cursor to next item: joystick right or 4+space Move VO cursor to previous item: joystick left or 1+space Move VO cursor to first item on page: 1+2+3+space (L chord) Move VO cursor to last item on the page: 4+5+6+space Move VO cursor to next container: 4+7+space

Basic RBD Commands (Cont) Move VO cursor to previous container: 1+7+space Activate selected item: push joystick in or 3+6+space Read “whole” page starting at the top of the screen: 2+4+5+6+space (w chord) Pause/resume reading: 1+2+3+4+space (p chord) P=Pause Cancel or go BACK to previous screen: 1+2+space B=BACK (b chord) (not working )

Basic RBD Commands - Cont Toggle braille input: 2+3+6+space (Low h chord) Braille input 6 dot (uncontracted) Braille input 8 dot Braille input contracted Toggle braille output: 1+2+4,5+space (g chord) (videos 2 and 3)

Links Quick Reference Guide Apple Software Updates http://support.sas.com/misc/accessibility/education/ios/quickref.html#basicCommands Apple Software Updates http://www.applevis.com/ Check Diane Brauner videos in YouTube