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 4S, 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
  • 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

Humanware

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

MDV

  • MB408L

Nippon Telesoft

  • Seika v4

Optelec

  • EasyLink

Papenmeier

  • Braillex Trio

Supported languages:

  • English
  • U.S.
  • 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