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iPhone 4 and Brailliant-32 Braille Display [Accessibility]

I remember a few weeks ago someone said the iPhone’s accessibility features weren’t so great. Steve also replied to an email saying that Apple provides the best accessibility experience on the planet - and judging from the video below I think he’s right.

Victor Tsaran, a musician and Computer Science graduate, shot a video showing an iPhone 4 controlled with a Braillant-32 bluetooth Braille Display. Braille is the alphabet used by blind people to read printed text, and just like Victor points out - it looks like a bunch of dots. The refreshable Braille display allows blind people to understand graphical interface elements by constantly changing the disposition of dots - it’s a very advanced technology, and so is Apple’s implementation in iOS. Check out the video below.

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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