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For people who are blind or have severely impaired vision, typing on a smartphone or computer typically requires an expensive and bulky physical braille computer – not exactly convenient if you just ...

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Google today announced that it is bringing a new virtual talkback braille keyboard to Android. The feature was developed with braille researchers and is rolling out to Android version 5.0 or newer.

People who are blind or visually impaired have historically had a few options when it comes to typing on smartphones. There are plenty of third-party apps that offer a braille keyboard and there are ...

Google has released the TalkBack braille keyboard on Android to allow users who are vision impaired or have low vision to type on their phones without any additional hardware. According to Google ...

Google said that it worked with Braille developers and users to develop this virtual keyboard. According to the company, anyone who has typed Braille before will be familiar with this keyboard. The ...

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a chorded text input system for touchscreen devices that allows users to type without looking at the screen. I'm not sure what the point of this is. If you ...

Android in recent years has added a number of accessibility features, including Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier. Google is now rolling out a virtual braille keyboard to most modern Android devices ...