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How Blind People Use Twitter on an iPhone

Apple's Braille Screen Input mode has a well-designed, ergonomic interface

By Rain Noe - July 29, 2020

For years Apple has had a Braille Screen Input mode, which allows the user to type messages in 6-dot, 8-dot or contracted Braille. But I'd never witnessed it in use until now. The design of it is quite clever; the screen can be faced away from the user--the sightless don't need to see it, of course--allowing them to type on the "back" with their fingers, allowing for greater speed.

In this video, a woman named Kristy Viers demonstrates how she composes a Tweet:

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Super impressed by her ability (and others I'm sure) to do it. Wow.

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