Use a braille display with VoiceOver on iPod touch
iPod touch 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 iPod touch when VoiceOver is turned on.
For a list of supported braille displays, see the Apple Support article Braille displays supported by iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Connect a braille display and learn commands to control iPod touch
Turn on the braille display.
On iPod touch, go to Settings
> Bluetooth, turn on Bluetooth, then choose the display.On iPod touch, go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, then choose the display.
To see the braille commands for controlling iPod touch, tap More Info, then tap Braille Commands.
See the Apple Support article Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Change the braille display settings
On iPod touch, go to Settings
> Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille.Set any of the following:
Setting
Description
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. You can also turn on Automatic Translation.
Braille Screen Input
Choose the input method for entering braille using the screen. See Type braille directly on the iPod touch screen using VoiceOver.
Braille Tables
Add tables to the Braille Table rotor.
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 on the screen.
Turn Pages when Panning
Automatically turn pages when panning.
Word Wrap
Wrap words to the next line.
Braille Alert Messages
When turned on, your braille display shows 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.
Output closed captions in braille during media playback
On iPod touch, go to Settings
> Accessibility > VoiceOver > Verbosity.Choose Braille or Speech and Braille.