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		<title>Google’s new keyboard helps Android users type in braille</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Today, Google is rolling out a new keyboard that will let blind and low-vision users type in braille without any additional hardware and in any app. The TalkBack braille keyboard is integrated directly into Android, so it should work whether you’re posting on social media, responding to a text or writing an email. Google [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Today, Google is rolling out a new keyboard that will let blind and low-vision users type in braille without any additional hardware and in any app. The <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/android/braille-keyboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TalkBack braille keyboard</a> is integrated directly into Android, so it should work whether you’re posting on social media, responding to a text or writing an email.</p>
<p>Google says the keyboard will be familiar to anyone who has typed using braille before. Once TalkBack is turned on in the Accessibility section, you’ll swipe up with three fingers to open the keyboard. It has a standard six-key layout, and each key represents one of six braille dots. To type an “A” for instance you’d press dot one, and to type “B”, dots one and two together. To start, the braille keyboard is only available in English on Android devices running version 5.0 or later.</p>
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		<title>Google Docs &#8216;live edits&#8217; feature helps the visually impaired</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Designed to be used with screen readers or Braille displays, the Live Edits sidebar lists real-time updates made on a document by others, allowing these changes to be read aloud by a user&#8217;s preferred voice device. You can follow a single collaborator, or track changes made by everyone working on the document. The feature [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Designed to be used with screen readers or Braille displays, the Live Edits sidebar lists real-time updates made on a document by others, allowing these changes to be read aloud by a user&#8217;s preferred voice device. You can follow a single collaborator, or track changes made by everyone working on the document.</p>
<p>The feature rolls out today and will be available to all <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/31/google-unveils-advanced-g-suite-protection-for-high-risk-employe/">G Suite</a> editions in the coming weeks. To see live edits, open the Accessibility settings by going to Tools<em> &gt; </em>Accessibility settings and check &#8220;Turn on screen reader support.&#8221; Then select &#8220;Show live edits&#8221; from the Accessibility menu.</p>
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		<title>Microsoft designs an Xbox controller with Braille</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] The patent drawings look similar to the current Xbox One controller, with the addition of paddles along the bottom that would allow players to enter text or commands via Braille. The paddles would also vibrate to provide outputs in Braille. Those might, for instance, communicate what&#8217;s happening on the screen or relay text conversations. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>The patent drawings look similar to the <a href="https://www.engadget.com/products/microsoft/xbox/one/wireless-controller/">current Xbox One controller</a>, with the addition of paddles along the bottom that would allow players to enter text or commands via Braille. The paddles would also vibrate to provide outputs in Braille. Those might, for instance, communicate what&#8217;s happening on the screen or relay text conversations. The patent also mentions a Braille accessory that might be removable and could provide additional Braille input and output capabilities. In the drawings, that accessory appears to be a small, rectangular patch on the back of the device.</p>
<p>Of course, this is only a patent application. There&#8217;s no guarantee Microsoft will ever fully develop the device, but it would be a novel and likely welcome product. At the very least, this shows Microsoft isn&#8217;t done <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/11/xbox-adaptive-controller-interview-ces/">dreaming up</a> adaptive controllers.</p>
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