Matthew Whitaker6d ago

@MonaApp Anyone else using the Mona app running into this?

On the latest version (and this was also happening for me back on version 6), I’ll be typing—either with the standard iOS keyboard or Braille Screen Input—and the keyboard just randomly disappears. Then I have to go back, find the text field again, double tap, reposition my cursor… and sometimes it just drops the keyboard again. Rinse and repeat.

This makes it really tough to consistently write posts or replies, especially using VoiceOver.

Would love to see this fixed—Mona is great otherwise.

#Accessibility #VoiceOver #iOS #Blind #BrailleScreenInput #MonaApp #BugReport

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🏳️‍⚧️PepperTheVixen🦯Jan 1
Of all the features designed for blind users that are present on mobile devices, virtual braille input is, by far, the most powerful one.
Typing on a virtual representation of a physical [insert your keyboard layout here] keyboard works okay when you can see the keys, but when you're blind and use a screen reader, you have to explore the keyboard by touch. There are ways of making that process a little faster, but it's clunky and error-prone at best. Virtual braille input offers input based on relative finger positions instead of absolute input of a single finger. If you know braille, you can type. Talkback for Android and Voiceover for iOS both have this, though I'm only familiar with the apple version.
When you're on the go, you don't always have room for a physical keyboard, and the one the phone offers is very slow. Activate virtual braille input, and you can type and edit way faster than with normal commands. Get practice with them, and you can come pretty close to parity with traditional touchscreen typing input. it addresses the biggest pain point in using a phone without vision. Most of the swiping and tapping is pretty straightforward, sans inaccessible apps, but typing was always clunky at best. This isn't a perfect solution, but it's a massive improvement.
#blind #voiceover #talkback #braille #BrailleScreenInput #accessibility
NNELSDec 18

Celebrate World Braille Days with us! Join AEBC, AERO, BLC, CCB, CELA, CNIB Beyond Print, CNIB Foundation, NNELS, and PRCVI for a workshop on using the built-in braille features on mobile devices, including #brailleScreenInput.

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Celebrate World Braille Days with us! Join AEBC, AERO, BLC, CCB, CELA, CNIB Beyond Print, CNIB Foundation, NNELS, and PRCVI for a workshop on using the built-in braille features on mobile devices, including #brailleScreenInput.

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Cory JacksonOct 12
Sense adding a screen protector to my iPhone 16 Pro, I find that Braille Screen input is less accurate. Has anyone else had issues with-a screen protecter effecting #BrailleScreenInput?
Joseph KingOct 29, 2024

So I'm having an issue in iOS 18.1 where I can't activate #BrailleScreenInput with the default gesture used to do so. Doesn't matter where i am...BSI won't activate. Does anyone have a fix for this?

Update, I was able to figure out the issue. Turns out the setting to allow for BSI to be activated with the gesture had been turned off when I updated the phone. Go figure. Thanks for the lack of notification, Apple. I thought something had broken in the core OS.

Show threadJessica DailSep 19, 2024
@alexhall I love command mode! In fact, I love this new overhaul of #BrailleScreenInput! It's definitely a much needed improvement.
Show threadRobin FrostSep 6, 2024
@doubletap I almost hesitate to write this out loud as I don't want to jimx us all but... It's not really a feature but I have to say generally speaking this has been a rather stable beta cycle for me for which I'm grateful. I don't use it myself but many are liking the enhancements to #BrailleScreenInput.
Show threadSean RandallAug 21, 2024
@Mendi_Tech I did an #audiomo on it actually:
Sean Randall: Yesterday's #audioMo didn't post, so here it is again. or for the first time, maybe. A look at the changes to #BrailleScreenInput in #VoiceOver on the upcoming #iOS18.
audio: A demonstration of the changes to Braille Screen Input in iOS18.
https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/112/608/679/996/989/228/original/68b6c7f2408382d0.mp3