Use a braille display with VoiceOver on Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro supports many international braille tables and refreshable braille displays. You can connect a Bluetooth® wireless braille display to read VoiceOver output, including contracted and uncontracted braille and equations using Nemeth Code. When you edit text, the braille display shows the text in context, and your edits are automatically converted between braille and printed text. You can also use a braille display with input keys to control your Apple Vision Pro when VoiceOver is turned on.
Connect a braille display and learn commands to control Apple Vision Pro
Turn on the braille display.
On Apple Vision Pro, go to the Settings app
, tap Bluetooth, turn on Bluetooth, then choose the display.In the Settings app, tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, tap Braille, then choose the display.
To see the braille commands for controlling Apple Vision Pro, tap More Info, then tap Braille Commands.
Adjust Braille Access settings
With Braille Access and a connected braille display, you can turn your Apple Vision Pro into a braille note taker. You can take notes, open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files, do calculations, transcribe your surroundings, and open any app—all by typing on the braille display.
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Vision Pro.Tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, then tap Braille.
Tap Braille Access.
The top of the window has information about how to get started. For in-depth instructions on using Braille Access, tap Learn More.
Adjust the settings to choose which items appear in the Braille Access menu, change speech and captions settings, and set display preferences for notes, files, and math equations.
In the Braille Access menu, you can do any of the following:
Take notes: Choose Braille Notes, then create a new note or folder. Your braille notes are saved to a Braille Notes folder in the Notes app and sync with your other devices using iCloud.
Open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files: Choose BRF Files, then create or open a BRF file or folder. You can search for text and add bookmarks, which sync with your other devices using iCloud. Opening Braille Access creates a BRF Files folder in iCloud Drive.
Transcribe what’s around you: Choose Live Captions to see a braille transcription of your surroundings. You can also type on your braille display to have your words spoken aloud with Live Speech.
Do calculations: Choose Calculator, then type calculations using Nemeth or UEB Math code.
Change the braille display settings
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Vision Pro.Tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, then tap Braille.
Set any of the following:
Setting
Description
Match Input and Output Tables
Turn on to automatically set Output and Input to the same setting.
Output
Set the braille display output to uncontracted six-dot, uncontracted eight-dot, or contracted braille.
Input
Choose the input method for entering braille on the display—uncontracted six-dot, uncontracted eight-dot, or contracted braille.
Braille Tables
Add tables to the Braille Table rotor.
Braille Access
Turn on and adjust settings for braille note-taking, including which math code—Nemeth or UEB Math—the calculator uses.
Item Overview
Choose how many cells to read at once when using Item Overview.
Automatic Translation
Turn this option on to automatically translate the braille you type into text soon after you stop typing.
Status Cells
Turn on the general and text status cells and choose their location.
Equations use Nemeth Code
Turn on Nemeth Code for mathematical equations.
Show On-screen Keyboard
Display the keyboard.
Turn Pages when Panning
Automatically turn pages when panning.
Word Wrap
Wrap words to the next line.
Text Formatting
Turn on to make your braille display show text formatting like italics and bold.
Braille Alert Messages
Turn on to make your braille display show an alert message for the specified duration.
Ignore Chord Duration
Adjust the amount of time required before subsequent key presses are recognized as braille chords.
Auto Advance Duration
Adjust this setting to your preferred reading speed.
Sound Curtain
Turn this setting on to not play sound when a braille display is connected, except for emergency alerts.
Enable Bluetooth on Start
Turn this setting on to enable Bluetooth when VoiceOver is turned on, so Braille displays can connect.
Output closed captions in braille during media playback
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Vision Pro.Tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, then tap Verbosity.
Tap Media Descriptions, then choose Braille or Speech and Braille.