Accessibility Solutions for iPhone.

You can find a variety of hardware and software products (sold separately) that adapt iPhone for specific needs. Learn more

Support for wireless braille displays in iOS 5.

iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (3rd generation) support more than 30 Bluetooth wireless braille displays right out of the box. Just pair one and start using it to navigate your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch with VoiceOver — no additional software needed. In addition, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch include braille tables for more than 25 international languages.

For information on key commands click here.

Supported displays:

Alva

  • BC640
  • BC680

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)

  • Refreshabraille 18

Baum

  • Conny
  • PocketVario 24
  • Pronto! 18
  • Pronto! 40
  • SuperVario 32
  • SuperVario 40
  • SuperVario 64
  • SuperVario 80
  • VarioConnect 12
  • VarioConnect 24
  • VarioConnect 32
  • VarioConnect 40

Eurobraille

  • Esys 12
  • Esys 40

Freedom Scientific

  • Focus 40 Blue
  • Focus Blue 14
  • Focus Blue 40
  • Focus Blue 80

GW Micro

  • Braille Sense (Requires firmware v4.0 and higher)
  • Braille Sense Plus 18
  • Braille Sense Plus 32

Handy Tech

  • Active Braille
  • Braillino (Requires serial numbers greater than 09307)
  • Easy Braille (Requires serial numbers greater than 09123)
  • Braille Wave
  • Braille Star 40

Harpo

  • BraillePen
  • BraillePen 12

HIMS

  • Braille Sense (Requires firmware v4.0 and higher)
  • Braille Sense Plus 18
  • Braille Sense Plus 32
  • Braille EDGE 40

Humanware

  • BrailleConnect 12
  • BrailleConnect 24
  • BrailleConnect 32
  • BrailleConnect 40
  • BrailleNote Apex 18
  • BrailleNote Apex 32
  • Brailliant 24
  • Brailliant 32
  • Brailliant BI 32
  • Brailliant 40
  • Brailliant BI 40
  • Brailliant 64
  • Brailliant 80
  • Brailliant B 80

KGS

  • Braille Memo Pocket

MDV

  • MB408L

Ninepoint Systems

  • Ninepoint

Nippon Telesoft

  • Mini Seika 8
  • Mini Seika 16
  • Seika v4

Optelec

  • EasyLink
  • EasyLink 12

Papenmeier

  • Braillex Trio

Supported languages:

  • English
  • US
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hindi
  • Hungarian
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Korean (does not currently support Hanja characters)
  • Malaysian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Slovak
  • Spanish
  • Spain
  • Mexico
  • Swedish
  • Thai
  • Turkish