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# Use a Braille Display with Your Fire Tablet

The VoiceView screen reader supports braille output, reading, and basic navigation with compatible braille display devices and your Fire tablet. Help for 4th Generation, 5th Generation, 6th Generation, and 7th Generation Fire tablets.

## Supported Braille Displays

Note: This feature is compatible with English books only.

VoiceView supports the BAUM and Humanware braille protocols. The following braille displays have been verified to work with VoiceView:

- APH Refreshabraille
- BAUM SuperVario2
- BAUM VarioConnect
- BAUM VarioUltra
- HumanWare Brailliant BI
- Orbit Reader 20

To pair your Braille device:

1. On your Fire Tablet, turn on VoiceView from any screen. Press the Power button until you hear an alert, and then place two fingers (slightly apart) on the screen and hold for five seconds.
2. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers and then tap Settings.
3. Tap Accessibility, then tap VoiceView Screen Reader.
4. Tap Braille, then tap Pair Bluetooth Braille Display.
5. Make sure your braille display is on and discoverable, then tap Scan.
6. Find your braille display in the list and connect.

   Note: Some displays require a pairing code. Consult your braille device's documentation for details.

To adjust settings for your braille device:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Accessibility, tap VoiceView Screen Reader, then tap Braille.
   - Mute Speech and Sounds – Disable VoiceView sounds and speech.
   - Braille Table – Allows you to choose between Computer Braille, Uncontracted English Braille, Contracted English Braille, and Unified English Braille.
   - Show Accessibility Focus on Braille Display – Raise dots 7 and 8 beneath the item with accessibility focus.

## Chords

You can send commands by pressing chords on a refreshable braille display which has a braille keyboard.

Chord | Mnemonic | Command
--- | --- | ---
1-3-4-6 SPACE | z | Navigate Back
1-2-5 SPACE | h, "home" | Navigate to Home
1-2-3-5 SPACE | s, "switcher" | Show App Switcher
1-3-4-5 SPACE | n, "notifications" | Show Notifications & Quick Actions
1-2-3-4-5-6 SPACE | none | Go to VoiceView Settings
4 SPACE | none | Navigate to Next Item
1 SPACE | none | Navigate to Previous Item
1-2-3-7 SPACE | none | Navigate to First Item
4-5-6-8 SPACE | none | Navigate to Last Item
1-5 SPACE | e, "enter" | Activate selected item
1-3-4 SPACE | m, "mute" | Toggle Mute On/Off
2-4-5 SPACE | j, "jump" | Jump focus to first item on braille display
7-8 SPACE | none | Show/Hide focus Indicator
1-2-4-5 SPACE | g, "toggle" | Toggle between computer braille and your chosen Braille Table

## Braille Find Chords

To use VoiceView's "find" feature, press the find chord, 1-2-4 SPACE, start a search. After typing the phrase you want to find, press enter (dot 8 or chord 1-5 SPACE) to search forward. You can also indicate the direction you want to search in: chord 8 SPACE to search forward, or chord 7 SPACE to search backward. You can repeat your search with chord 8 SPACE or 7 SPACE, without re-entering the search text. Searches begin from the left edge of the braille display, or from the current result. Dots 7 and 8 will be raised beneath the current result. You can use the hide/show focus indicator chord, 7-8 SPACE, to turn off the focus indicator.

Chord | Mnemonic | Command
--- | --- | ---
1-2-4 SPACE | f, "find" | Open "find" input field to type search.
8 SPACE | none | Navigate to the next result matching input field.
7 SPACE | none | Navigate to the previous result matching input field.

## Text Editing Chords

Use these chords when editing text by pressing chords on a refreshable braille display which has a braille keyboard. Editing some items with VoiceView, such as web addresses, requires using computer braille. For these fields, "computer braille required" will be spoken when you begin editing the field. For text fields that do not require computer braille, you can still choose to use it with the 1-2-4-5 SPACE chord. Note: Some chords do not use SPACE.

Chord | Mnemonic | Command
--- | --- | ---
7 | none | Backspace
8 or 1-5 SPACE | none | Return / Enter
6 SPACE | none | Navigate to Next Character
3 SPACE | none | Navigate to Previous Character
1-2-3 SPACE | none | Navigate to Beginning
4-5-6 SPACE | none | Navigate to End
1-8 SPACE | Control + a, "all" | Select All

## Web Navigation Chords

To more efficiently navigate web content use these commands by pressing chords on a refreshable braille display which has a braille keyboard. Note: Some chords do not use SPACE.

Chord | Mnemonic | Command
--- | --- | ---
1-2-5-8 | Dot 8 + h, "heading" | Navigate to Next Section / Heading
1-2-5-7 | Dot 7 + h, "heading" | Navigate to Previous Section / Heading
1-2-3-8 | Dot 8 + l, "list" | Navigate to Next List
1-2-3-7 | Dot 7 + l, "list" | Navigate to Previous List
2-4-8 | Dot 8 + i, "item" | Navigate to Next List Item
2-4-7 | Dot 7 + i, "item" | Navigate to Previous List Item
1-3-8 | Dot 8 + k, "link" | Navigate to Next Link
1-3-7 | Dot 7 + k, "link" | Navigate to Previous Link
1-2-4-8 | 1-2-4-8 Dot 8 + f, "form" | Navigate to Next Form Control
1-2-4-7 | 1-2-4-7 Dot 7 + f, "form" | Navigate to Previous Form Control

## For More Information

You can learn more about Fire tablet accessibility features in our Accessibility Features help pages.

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