Chapter 1: Settings Copyright ©2013 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC USA. All Rights Reserved 1 Using a Refreshable Braille Display with the iPad Chapter 1: Settings This manual has been written for iOS 8. Module Objectives • 1.1 Update iOS software • 1.2 Rotor Settings • 1.3 Multitasking Gestures • 1.4 Triple-Click Home • 1.5 Speech Rate • 1.6 Larger Type • 1.7 Bold Text • 1.8 Increase Contrast • 1.9 Reduce Motion • 1.10 Large Cursor • 1.11 Auto-Lock • 1.12 Side Switch: Lock Rotation/Mute • 1.13 Sounds and Alerts • 1.14 Connect Wi-Fi • 1.15 Passcode Lock • 1.16 Contracted Braille • 1.17 Automatic Braille Translation • 1.18 Eight-dot & Six-dot Braille • 1.19 Status Cell • 1.20 Equations Use Nemeth Code • 1.21 Show Onscreen Keyboard • 1.22 Braille Translation • 1.23 Home Screen Layout The Using a Refreshable Braille Display with the iPad manual is being shared on the Paths to Technology website with permission from SAS Institute Inc.
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UsingaRefreshableBrailleDisplaywiththeiPad
Chapter1:SettingsThismanualhasbeenwrittenforiOS8.
ModuleObjectives
• 1.1UpdateiOSsoftware• 1.2RotorSettings• 1.3MultitaskingGestures• 1.4Triple-ClickHome• 1.5SpeechRate• 1.6LargerType• 1.7BoldText• 1.8IncreaseContrast• 1.9ReduceMotion• 1.10LargeCursor• 1.11Auto-Lock• 1.12SideSwitch:LockRotation/Mute• 1.13SoundsandAlerts• 1.14ConnectWi-Fi• 1.15PasscodeLock• 1.16ContractedBraille• 1.17AutomaticBrailleTranslation• 1.18Eight-dot&Six-dotBraille• 1.19StatusCell• 1.20EquationsUseNemethCode• 1.21ShowOnscreenKeyboard• 1.22BrailleTranslation• 1.23HomeScreenLayoutTheUsingaRefreshableBrailleDisplaywiththeiPadmanualisbeingsharedonthePathstoTechnologywebsitewithpermissionfromSASInstituteInc.
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Overview
WerecommendforeachtrainingparticipanttoinitiallyestablishthesameiPadsettingssothatalltheiPadsusedinthetrainingwillreactinsamefashion.Thesesettingsarethemostcommonsettingsusedbystudentswithvisualimpairments.Afterthetraining,youmaychoosetochangesomeofthesettingsaccordingtouniquestudentneeds.ThereareafewdifferencesbetweenvariousiPadgenerations.Thesedifferenceswillbediscussedinthismanual.
Fordetailedinformationaboutthesesettings–whattheyare,whyyouwantthesesettings,anddirectionswithscreenshotsonhowtoselectthesesettings,pleaserefertothe“IntroductiontoiPadAccessibilityFeaturesforBlindandLowVisionStudents”manual.
iOS7nowsupportsNemethCode–whenthemathiscreatedproperlyusingmathML.iOS7hasalsoaddedmoreoptionsforRefreshableBrailleDisplays(RBDs)andlowvisionfeatures.
TheiPadsupportsnumerousbrandsofRefreshableBrailleDisplays.Inthismanual,wewillusetheAPH18Refreshabraille,asitisthemostcommonRBDforyoungerstudentsintheschoolsetting.TheAPH18RefreshabrailleisavailableatnocosttoschoolsintheUSthroughAPHQuotaFunds.
TheRBDispaired(connectedthroughBluetooth)withtheiPad.OncetheRBDispaired,theRBDwillautomaticallymirrorthetextandcontentontheiPad,givingthestudentaninstantbrailletranslationthatappearsontheRBD.WhenthestudentproducesdocumentsusingthePerkins-stylekeyboard,animmediateprinttranslationappearsontheiPad.Teachersandparentswhodonotknowbraillehaveinstantaneousprintaccesstowhatthestudenthasjustproduced;TeachersandparentscantypeontheiPadandthestudenthasinstantaccesstoabrailletranslationontheRBD.
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Definitions
TheiPadisintendedtobeapersonaldevice–usedbyoneperson.Appledoesawonderfuljobofprovidingvariousoptionstomaximizetheindividualuser’ssuccess.Eachpersonwilluseauniquecombinationofsettingsthatbestsuitstheirindividualneeds.
BrailleCodesAvailableontheiPad
TheiPadcurrentlysupportsavarietyofbraillecodesthatcanbedisplayedontherefreshablebrailledisplay,includingUncontracted,Contracted,Nemeth,6-Dotand8-dotbraille.
• UncontractedBrailleisliteraryGradeIbraille.Eachcharacter(letter,literarynumber,andpunctuation)isrepresentedbyauniquebraillesymbol.
• ContractedBrailleisliteraryGradeIIbraille.Contractionsareusedlikeshorthandinordertosavespaceandtime.
• NemethCodeisthemathcodeusedbytheUnitedStates.• UnifiedEnglishBrailleCode(UEB)istheliterarycodethathasbeenadoptedbymany
countries.TheBrailleAuthorityofNorthAmerica(BANA)hasrecentlyadoptedtheUEBbraillecode;theUnitedStateswillbeslowlytransitionedtothisliterarybraillecodebutwillcontinuetouseNemethformath.UEBisbasedonthecurrentbraillecode;lettersandnumberswillstaythesame.Therewillbesomechangestopunctuationandsomerulesfortheuseofcontractionswillchange.
• ASCIIBrailleissometimesreferredtoas“computerbraille”.ASCIIlettersarethesameasuncontractedbraille.NumberscorrespondwithNemethnumberswithoutanumbersign.ASCIIBraillepunctuationsymbolsaredifferentthanUSliterarybraillepunctuationsymbols.
TEACHERHINT:IOS6(ANDEARLIER)USEDASCIIBRAILLEONTHEIPADWHENUNCONTRACTEDBRAILLEWAS
SELECTED–MAKINGTHEPUNCTUATIONSYMBOLSDIFFERENTTHANUSLITERARYGRADEIBRAILLE.INIOS7,IFYOUSELECTENGLISH(US)BRAILLEANDUNCONTRACTEDBRAILLE,PUNCTUATIONSYMBOLSWILLBECORRECTFORUSGRADEIBRAILLE.
• 6DotBrailleisusedforLiteraryContracted,LiteraryUncontracted,UEB,NemethandASCIIbraille.
• 8DotBraillecanbeusedfortechnicalmathematicsandsciences;howeveritisnotcommonlyusedinK-12education.
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TEACHERHINT:WHENSIX-DOTBRAILLEISSELECTED,THERBDWILLUSEDOTS8AND7TOINDICATETHEVOICEOVERCURSORFOREDITINGPURPOSESANDTODISPLAYTHESTATUSCELL.STUDENTSCANUSEDOTS7&8TOINPUTADDITIONALCOMMANDS.
• StatusCellBrailleUserscansettheStatusCelltodisplayonthefarleftorfarrightcellontherefreshablebrailledisplay.TheStatusCellcanprovideinfomationaboutthebuttons,textfield,popups,announcements,lowbattery,andmore.
• VoiceOverCursorontheRefreshableBrailleDisplayWhenediting,the“I-beam”orflashingprintcursorontheiPad’sscreenisdisplayedontherefreshablebrailledisplaybytheflashingDot8andDot7.TheVoiceOverCursorissplitbetweentwobraillecells.Thisenablestheusertoinsertcharactersbetweenthosetwobraillecells.
Toselectyourpreferredbraillecode,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braillethenchooseoneofthefollowingoptions:
TosetLiteraryContractedBraille(GradeII):ContractedBrailleOn,8DotBrailleOff,English(US)Braille.
TosetLiteraryUncontractedBraille(GradeI):ContractedBrailleOff,8DotBrailleOff,English(US)Braille.
TosetUEBBraille:ContractedBrailleOn,8DotBrailleOff,English(Unified)Braille.
TosetNemethCode:EquationsUseNemethCodeOn.
TEACHERHINT:THEIPADNOWSUPPORTSNEMETHCODESTARTINGINIOS7.NEMETHCODEONLYWORKSWHENTHECONTENTWASCREATEDWITHMATHMLCODE;TEACHERSCURRENTLYCANNOTCREATENEMETHCODEBYTYPINGNUMBERSANDEQUATIONS.CURRENTLY,STUDENTSCANNOTPRODUCENEMETHCODEBYSIMPLYIMPUTTINGTHENEMETHUSINGTHEREFRESHABLEBRAILLEDISPLAY.HOWEVER,APPSSHOULDSOONBEAVAILABLETHATWILLENABLETEACHERSANDSTUDENTSTOEASILYCREATEANDREADNEMETHONTHEIPAD/REFRESHABLEBRAILLEDISPLAY.
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RefreshableBrailleDisplayDefinitions
• RoutingKeysarethesmallroundbuttonslocatedbeloworabovethebraillepins.Whenyoupresstheroutingkey,theVoiceOvercursorandtheI-beam(ontheiPadscreen)willmovetothatlocationinthetext.IfyouareusingContractedBrailleandyoupresstheroutingkeybelowawordwithcontractions,thatword–andonlythatword-willchangetoUncontractedBraille.
• AdvancedBarsorPanningKeysenablethereadertopanacrossthebraille.OntheAPH18Refreshabraille,thereare18characters–meaningthatonly18letters,spacesandpunctuationcanappearatanyonetime.Toviewthepreviousornext18characters,theuserwillpresstheAdvancedBarwhichisalsocalledthePanningKey.
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1.1UpdateiOSSoftware
AppleiPads,iPadMinis,iPhones,andiPodTouchesusethesameoperatingsystemsoftwarecalled“iOS”.Asaconsequence,mostaspectsoftheuserinterfaceforallofthosedevicesareidentical.
PleasemakesurethatyouriPadisupdatedtothelatestiOSversion.ThismanualiscurrentlyusingiOS7.TherehavebeennumeroussmallupdatessinceiOS7cameout;Applewillcontinuetohavesmallupdatesthroughouttheyear.IfyouriPadneedstobeupdated,thereshouldbeasmallred“1”displayedontheSettingsicon.
Note:TheiPad1canonlybeupdatedtoversion5ofiOS.
Tovieworupdateyoursoftware,gotoSettings>General>SoftwareUpdate.
Duringthistraining,wewillusethelatestversionofiOS8.
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1.2RotorSettings
VoiceOver–theiPad’sbuilt-iniOSscreenreader–featuresaninnovativevirtualcontrolcalledthe“rotor”.TherotorisonlyavailablewhenVoiceOveristurnedon.Turntherotoronbyrotatingyourthumbandfinger(oranytwofingers)onthescreenasifyouwereturninganactualdial.Apopupdialwillappearandyouwillhearauniqueclickingsound.Continuetoturntherotorinordertomovethroughthevariousrotoroptions.Theoptionsdisplayedwithintherotordependontheappyouareusing,thestateoftheappandtheRotoroptionsyouhaveselectedwithinSettings.
Therotorallowsyoutoconfigurethebehavioroftheonefingerswipeupandonefingerswipedowngestures.Forexample,wheneditingadocumentyoucanconfigurethosegesturestomovebackwardsorforwardsbyonecharacter,word,orline.Alternatively,whenusingSafaritosurfthewebyoucanconfigurethosegesturestomovebackwardsorforwardsbylinks,headings,buttons,andothertypesofelementsthatarecommonlyfoundonwebpages.
Toselectyourrotorsettings,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Rotorthenputacheckbesidethefollowingrotorsettings:
• Character• Words• Lines• SpeechRate• Containers• Headings• Links• FormControls• Tables• Lists• TextFields• Punctuation
Duringthistraining,wewillselecttherotorsettingsabove.
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The“Toolbar”atthetopofthescreenindicateswhereyouare.Inthescreenshotbelow,theToolbarhas“Settings”,Backarrowwith“General”andthen“Accessibility”.ThistellsyouthatyouareintheSettingsAppandarenowontheAccessibilityScreen.YoucangobacktotheGeneralscreenbytappingontheBackarrowwith“General”.
TEACHERHINT:ITISIMPORTANTTOIMMEDIATELYINTRODUCESTUDENTSWITHVISUALIMPAIRMENTSTOTOOLBARSINEACHAPPANDONEACHSCREEN,ASTHETOOLBARISUSEDTONAVIGATEWITHINTHEAPPANDWHATOPTIONSAREAVAILABLE.
Figure1iPadscreenshotofToolBarwithSettings,GeneralandAccessibility
Inthescreenshotbelow,thetoolbarhas“Settings,backarrowwithAccessibility,andthen“VoiceOver”.ThistellsyouthatyouareinSettingsappontheVoiceOverpage.YoucangobacktoAccessibilitypagebytappingonthebackarrowwith“Accessibility”.YouarecurrentlyontheVoiceOverscreen.
Figure2iPadscreenshotofToolBarwithSettings,Accessibility,VoiceOver
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1.3MultitaskingGestures
“MultitaskingGestures”arefourorfivefingergesturesthateasilyallowyouto:
• PinchtotheHomeScreen• SwipeuptorevealtheTaskbar(VoiceOvercallsitthe“appswitcher”)• Swipeleftorrightbetweenopenapps
ToturnonMultitaskingGestures,gotoSettings>General>MultitaskingGesturesandmovetheslidertoON.
DuringthistrainingwewillsetMultitaskingGesturesON.
Note:TheiPhonedoesnotsupportmultitaskinggestures.However,youcanopentheTaskBarbydouble-clickingtheHomebutton.
TEACHERHINT:IFYOUAREUSINGTHEIPADWITHSTUDENTSWHOHAVEMULTIPLEDISABILITIES,YOUMAYPREFERTOTURNMULTITASKINGGESTURESOFF.SOMEOFTHESESTUDENTSACCIDENTLYBRINGUPTHETASKBARINTHEMIDDLEOFANIPADACTIVITY.
1.4Triple-ClickHome(AccessibilityShortcut)
“TripleClickHome”isamethodofclickingtheHomebuttonthreetimesinordertoeasilyturnOn/Offvariousaccessibilityfeatures.YoucanchoosetosetTriple-ClickHometocontrolVoiceOver,InvertColors,Zoom,AssistiveTouchoranycombinationofthesefeatures.
TosetTriple-ClickHome,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>AccessibilityShortcutandselectyourdesiredoption(s).
WithiOS7,youcanpressandholdtheHomebuttonandtellSiritoenableaccessibilityoptionssuchasVoiceOver,InvertColors,AssistiveTouch,andGuidedAccess.Say,“TurnonVoiceOver”andSiriwilldoso.ThisoptiondoesnotworkwithZoomandsomeoftheotheraccessibilityfeatures.YoumusthaveinternetconnectionforSiritowork.
Duringthistraining,wewillinitiallysettheTriple-ClickHomeaccessibilityshortcuttoZoom,InvertColorsandVoiceOver.
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1.5SpeechRate
YoucanadjustthespeechrateinVoiceOvertoyourpreferredrateofspeed.
TosettheSpeechRate,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>SpeakingRate.Movetheslidingbuttontotheleftforslowerandtotherightforfasterspeech.
Duringthistraining,wewillsetthespeedto45%.
TEACHERHINT:USETHEROTORTOADJUSTTHESPEECHRATEONTHEFLY.
1.6LargerTypeTheiPadallowsyoutoincreasethetextsizefromapproximately8pointfontto26pointfont.ThelinejusttotheleftofthemiddleA(ontheslider)isapproximately11or12pointfont.
Thelargetextworkswithalerts,Calendar,Contacts,Mail,MessagesandNotes.
Readingsmallemailandtextmessageprintisfrequentlyanissueforlowvisionstudentsandforolderadults.ChangingtheiPhonesettingstoalargerprintsizeallowspeople–includingseniors-toeasilyreadtheiremail/textmessageswithoutmagnifyingtheentireapporrequirelearninganothersetofgestures.
Tochangetheprintsize,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>LargeText,turnDynamicTypeOnthenselectyourpreferredtextsize.
*ThereisaTextSizeoptionsettingunderGeneralaswellasunderAccessibility.
Selectyourpreferedtextsize.
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1.7BoldTextiOS7hasaddedanewlowvisionoption–BoldText.ThedefaulttextiniOS7isthinnerthanthedefaulttextiniOS6;however,younowhavetheoptionofBoldText.
Toturnonthisoption,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>BoldText.ThischangerequiresrebootyouriPadtoapplytheboldtext.Apopupappearsaskingifyouwanttocancelorrestart.
Duringthistraining,wewillturnBoldTextON.
1.8IncreaseContrast
iOS7hasaddedanothernewlowvisionoption–IncreaseContrast.ImagesiniOS7oftenhavelesscontrastthantheimagesiniOS6.IncreaseContrastisanoptionthatwillimprovecontrastonsomebackgroundstoincreaselegibility.
Toturnonthisoption,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>IncreaseContrast.
Duringthistraining,wewillturnIncreaseContrastON.
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1.9ReduceMotion
iOS7hasaddedparallaxandzoomingeffects-animationandmovementfeatures.Forsomepeople,thismovementiscausingmotionsickness.TheReducedMotionoptionminimizestheanimationandmovementfeatures.
TEACHERHINT:MANYSTUDENTSWITHVISUALIMPAIRMENTS–ESPECIALLYSTUDENTSWITHNYSTAGMUS–AREIMPACTEDBYTHEMOTION;OFTENTHESESTUDENTSDONOTVERBALIZETHATTHISMOTIONISANISSUE.ITISRECOMMENDEDTHATYOUTURNREDUCEMOTIONONFORALLYOURSTUDENTS.
Toturnonthisoption,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>ReduceMotion.
Duringthistraining,wewillturnReduceMotionON.
1.10LargeCursor
AnothernewoptioniniOS7istheLargeCursor.WhentheLargeCursoristurnedOntheVoiceOvercursorboxbecomesathick,boldbox.Whenthescreenbackgroundisdarker,theVoiceOvercursorboxalsoincludesawhitecontrastlinealongwiththeboldblackcursorbox.
Toturnonthisoption,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>(scrolldown)LargerCursor.
Duringthistraining,wewillturnLargeCursorON.
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1.11Auto-Lock
TheiPaddefaultissettoauto-lock(turnoffthedisplayandlockthetouchscreen)aftertwominutesofinactivity.OntheiPad,theauto-lockoptionsare2minutes,5minutes,10minutes,or15minutes.OntheiPhone,theautolockoptionsare1minute,2minutes,3minutes,4minutes,5minutes,ornever.Ifyouselect“never”youareatriskofdrainingyourbattery.
Tochangeyourauto-lock,gotoSettings>General>Auto-Lockandcheckyourdesiredtimepreference.
Duringthetraining,wewillsettheauto-lockto15minutestoallowforinstructionbetweeniPadactivities.
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1.12SideSwitch:LockRotation/Mute
ThereisasliderbuttonontheouteredgeoftheiPad.Thisbuttoncanbeusedtoeithermuteorlockrotation.
Ifinthe“LockRotation”setting,theiPaddoes/doesnotallowswitchingbetweenportraitandlandscapemodes.
Ifinthe“Mute”setting,theiPadis/isnotmuted.Whenmuted,onlycertainsounds(alerts,notifications,typingclicks,soundeffects,gameaudio)aremuted;mediaplayback(music,podcasts,movies,videos)arenotmuted.
ToselectyourSideSwitchpreference,gotoSettings>General>UseSideSwitchto:andcheckeitherLockRotationorMute.
Duringthistraining,wewillselectLockRotation.
TEACHERHINT:LOCKROTATIONSETTINGISOFTENBENEFICIALWHENSTUDENTSWITHVISUALIMPAIRMENTSAREUSINGTHEIPAD,SOTHATTHEIPADSCREENSTAYSORIENTEDCORRECTLY.NOTETHATSOMEAPPSDICTATETHETYPEOFSCREENORIENTATION.VOICEOVERUSERSNEEDTHEIPADSOUNDSANDTHEYDONOTWANTTOACCIDENTLYMUTETHEIPAD.HOWEVER,IFTHEIPADISBEINGUSEDBYTHETEACHEROFTHEVISUALLYIMPAIRED,ITISOFTENBENEFICIALTOSETTHESIDESWITCHTOMUTE.THISALLOWSTHETEACHERTOUNOBTRUSIVELYUSE
THEIPADINTHECLASSROOMWITHOUTEMAILALERTS,KEYBOARDCLICKS,ETC.
ForVoiceOverusers:
ToensurethatthesoundsareOn,youmustinitiallysettheSideSwitchtoMute.Then,ontheoutside,topleftedgeofyouriPad,slidethelittleroundbuttontotheleft–youwillseethebellsymbol(withoutthelinethroughthebell).OncethesoundsareOn,theninSettingssettheSideSwitchtoLockRotation.NowwhenyouslidethelittleroundbuttonontheoutsideedgeofyouriPad,alocksymbolappearsordisappears.
TEACHERHINT:IFTHESOUNDSWEREMUTEDWHENTHESIDESWITCHWASSETTOLOCKROTATION,THECRITICALVOICEOVERALERTSOUNDSWILLSTAYMUTEDEVENWHENTHESIDESWITCHISSETTOLOCKROTATION.IFTHISHAPPENED,GOINTOSETTINGSANDCHANGETHESIDESWITCHTOTHEMUTEOPTIONANDCHECKTHATTHEBELLSYMBOLAPPEARS.THEN,RESETTHESIDESWITCHTOLOCKROTATION.
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1.13SoundsandAlerts
TheVoiceOversoundsandalerts(suchasthe“dddd”heardwhendraggingyourfingerthroughemptyspaceonthescreen)canalsobeturnedon/offandthevolumecanbeincreased/decreasedinSoundsettings.TheseVoiceOversoundsarecriticaltouserswhoarevisuallyimpaired.
ToadjustthevolumeoftheVoiceOversoundsandalerts,gotoSettings>Sounds>RingerandAlerts.Ajustthevolumeusingtheslider.Thedefaultsettingisinthemiddle.
TEACHERHINT:IFTHEVOLUMEISSETTOOLOW,YOUMAYNOTHEARTHECRITICALVOICEOVERSOUNDSANDALERTS.MAKESURETHEVOLUMEISSETINTHEMIDDLEOFTHESLIDERORHIGHER.
1.14ConnectWi-Fi
ManyschoolsandbusinesseshaveguestWi-Fiaccessallowingyoutoaccessfreeinternet.Onceyouhavejoinedanopennetwork,youriPadwillautomaticallyjointhatnetworkeachtimeyouareinrange.Ifnoknownnetworksareavailable,youwillhavetomanuallyselectanetwork.SomeWi-Finetworkswillbelocked;theselockednetworksareindicatedbythelocksymbol.Youwillneedapasswordtojoinalockednetwork.
Tovieworchooseanetwork,gotoSettings>Wi-Fi>ChooseaNetworkandcheckthedesirednetwork.
HINT:THEWI-FISLIDERMUSTBEON;IFTHEWI-FISLIDERISOFFAVAILABLENETWORKSWILLBEHIDDEN.
Forthistraining,youwillneedWi-Fi.
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1.15PasscodeLock
YoucanchoosetokeepyouriPadprivatebyaddingapasscode.WhentheiPadisturnedonor“wakesup”,thescreenwillshowanumberpad.YoumusttapthecorrectnumbersinordertounlocktheiPad.Youwillchooseyourownpassword.
TosetyourPasscodeLock,gotoSettings>General>PasscodeLock.Apop-upscreenwillappear.Youwillenteryourpersonal4numbercode.
TEACHERHINT:IFYOUAREUSINGANIPADANDYOUHAVECONFIDENTIALSTUDENTINFORMATIONONTHEIPAD,YOUWILLNEEDTOUSETHEPASSCODELOCK.
Forthistraining,youwillNOTneedtosetthePasscodeLock.
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1.16ContractedBraille
TheiPadsupportsbothGradeIIBraille(Contracted)andGradeIBraille(Uncontracted).Formoststudents,ContractedBrailleisthebestoption.ThereareeasyoptionstoinstantlyswitchbackandforthbetweenContractedandUncontractedBraille,whichenablesabeginningbraillestudenttheabilitytoindependentlydoublecheckorlearnnewbraillecontractions.
TosetContractedBraille,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>ContractedBraille
Figure3iPadscreenshotshowingRBDsettingoptions
Inthistraining,wewillturnContractedBrailleON.
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1.17AutomaticBrailleTranslation
PriortoiOS7,whenusingGradeIIBrailleandtheRBD,studentshadtoquicklytypethefullwordfollowedbyaspaceorbypunctuation.Ifthestudenttypedabrailleletterslowly,theindividualletterswouldautomaticallybecomewholewordcontractions.Formanystudents,havingtothinkaboutthewordasawhole(insteadofindividualletters)andhavingtotypethewordquicklyencouragedthestudentstotypefaster.However,slowerstudentsmightbecomefrustratedbythewholewordsubstitutions;someofthesestudentsusedtoavoidtheautomatictranslationbysettingtheiPadtoGradeIBrailleonly.
WhentheAutomaticBrailleTranslationisturnedOff,studentscantaketheirtimetoproduceGradeIIbraillewithoutindividuallettersautomaticallybecomingwholewordcontractions.Thebrailleisnottranslateduntilthespacebarorapunctuationcommandisgiven–individuallettersarenotautomaticallyconvertedtowholewordcontractions.
Reminder:thebrailleworddoesnotappearuntilthestudentpressesthespacebar.
TosettheAutomaticBrailleTranslation,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>AutomaticBrailleTranslation
Inthistraining,wewillturnAutomaticBrailleTranslationON.Moststudentsquicklyadapttobraillingwordsquicklyandshouldbestronglyencouragedtodoso.
TEACHERHINT:IFYOUAREWORKINGWITHABEGINNINGBRAILLESTUDENTWHOTRULYHASPROCESSINGISSUESORPHYSICALISSUESANDNEEDSTHEEXTRATOPHYSICALLYPRODUCEGRADEIIBRAILLE,YOUCANCHOOSETOTURNAUTOMATICBRAILLETRANSLATIONOFF.
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1.18Eight-dotandSix-dotBraille
TheRBDhastheoptionof8-dotbrailleor6-dotbraillecells;USstudentsuse6-dotbrailleforliteraryEnglishBrailleCodeandforUEBBrailleCode.StudentsintheUSwillwanttoturnEight-dotBrailleOff.
However,whentheRBDispairedwiththeiPad,wedousedots7and8.Thesedotsareusedtoindicatedthe“I-beam”orthepositionofthetextcursorbyflashingdot8ofthefirstbraillecellanddot7ofthesecondbraillecell.Thisenablesyoutomovethecursortothedesiredpositioninordertoedit.Example:Toinsertan“a”inthemisspelledword“iPd”,youwouldmovetheI-beamsothatdot8isflashingunderthe“P”anddot7isflashingunderthe“d”.Whenyoutypetheletter“a”,itwillbeinsertedcorrectlyandthewordwillnowbe“iPad”.
ToselectEight-dotBraille,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>Eight-dotBraille.
Duringthistraining,wewilluseSix-dotBraille;TurnEight-dotBrailleOff.
1.19StatusCell
VoiceOverhastheoptionofusingthreestatuscellstoprovideadditionalinformationaboutwhatisontheiPad’sscreen.Eachstatuscellprovidesadesignatedtyeofinformation.Example:ifyouselectthepreferencetoshowthegeneraldisplaystatus,dots1and2willindicateunreadandreadannouncements.YoucansetthestatuscelltobelocatedontheleftorrightsideoftheRBDscreenoryoucanturnitoff.Formostyoungerstudents,theStatusCellshouldbeOff.
TosettheStatusCell,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>StatusCell.
Duringthistraining,wewillturntheStatusCellOFF.
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1.20EquationsuseNemethCode
iOS7nowsupportsNemethCode!Remember,inorderfortheNemethCodetoreadproperlyandtoappearproperlyontheRBD,themathmustbecorrectlycreatedusingMathML.
TosetEquationsuseNemethCode,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>EquationsuseNemethCode.
Duringthistraining,wewillturnEquationsUseNemethCodeON.
1.21ShowOnscreenKeyboard
Typically,ifyouareusingaRBD,youwillnotwanttheOnscreenkeyboardtobedisplayedontheiPad’sscreen.
TosetShowOnscreenKeyboard,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>OnscreenKeyboard.
Duringthistraining,wewillturntheShowOnscreenKeyboardOFF.
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1.22BrailleTranslation
TherearecurrentlythreeEnglishbraillecodesettingsontheiPad:English(United),English(US),andEnglish(UnitedKingdom).IntheUS,wecurrentlyuseEnglish(US).
TosettheBrailleTranslation,gotoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille>BrailleTranslationthenselectthedesiredEnglishcode.
DuringthistrainingwewillselectEnglish(US).
1.23HomeScreenLayout
Thereareseveralnavigationcommandsthatwewilllearntouse.Fortrainingpurposes,pleaseplacethefollowingappsonthefirstpageofyourHomescreeninthisorderstartingatthetopleftcorner:
CalendarNotesRemindersiBooksMaps
PlacethefollowingappsonthefirstpageofyourHomescreeninthisorderintheDock(bottom)startingintheleftcorner:
PagesNumbers(orappofyourchoice)SettingsDropboxSafari
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