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It’s extremely easy to learn, and takes a day of practice, at most. This is the place to learn how to do this as a sighted individual (type literary UEB [Unifie
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It’s extremely easy to learn, and takes a day of practice, at most. This is the place to learn how to do this as a sighted individual (type literary UEB [Unified English Braille] here): https://uebonline.org/ https://uebonline.org/
To start out, you use your normal QWERTY/QWERTZ physical keyboard instead of a virtual braille keyboard (screen braille keyboard) or a true Bluetooth braille keyboard [1][2] (also known as a Perkins keyboard or Perkins brailler) to learn this.
Seriously, if you do the lessons on UEB online with a physical keyboard you will learn this 100% solidly and will have absolutely zero learning curve with the iPhone/iOS braille keyboard or Android braille keyboard. The iOS/Android braille keyboards are aware of your fingers, their positions, and your hand orientation, so it translates pretty much perfectly when you transition your learning onto iOS/Android braille keyboards.
This is because your individual fingers are assigned a “braille dot” (excluding thumbs). UEB literary braille uses six dots per braille cell. However, some braille codes have eight dots per cell. As I said, all you have to do is learn UEB literary braille. You can learn it in a day by doing the practice lessons at the link I provided above.
Braille dot finger assignment (for braille chords):
LEFT HAND
Dot 1: (left index finger, “F” key on physical keyboard)
Dot 2: (left middle finger, “D” key on physical keyboard)
Dot 3: (left ring finger, “S” key on physical keyboard)
[If the braille code uses 8-dot cells]
Dot 7: (left pinky finger, “A” key on physical keyboard)
RIGHT HAND
Dot 4: (right index finger, “J” key on physical keyboard)
Dot 5: (right middle finger, “K” key on physical keyboard)
Dot 6: (right ring finger, “L” key on physical keyboard)
[If the braille code uses 8-dot cells]
Dot 8: (right pinky finger, “;” key on physical keyboard)
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So a 6-dot braille cell using all 6 fingers would spatially “look” like this, linearly:
(bottom to top of cell) LEFT HAND SIDE|RIGHT HAND SIDE (top to bottom of cell)
dot 3-dot 2-dot 1|dot 4-dot 5-dot 6
The easiest way to remember this is:
3-2-1|4-5-6
Where dots 1 and 4 are the top two dots, and dots 3 and 6 are the bottom two dots if this is represented spatially as a Unicode braille cell.
If this was 8 cell braille, it would be
7-3-2-1|4-5-6-8
Where dots 1 and 4 are the top two dots and dots 7 and 8 are the bottom two dots.
Anyways once you practice the lessons on the UEB braille website there is no learning curve whatsoever for the iOS/Android braille keyboards. For typing a space you use your thumb.
You can also get a physical Bluetooth braille keyboard, if you were really into it. Many blind people, who do not regularly use braille, not only prefer to type on the virtual braille keyboard, but also like to use a physical braille keyboard with their mobile device for typing ABC letters.
[1] Orbit Braille Writer (physical Bluetooth braille keyboard) http://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-writer/ http://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-writer/
[2] BraillePen Slim (manufacturer link with specifications: https://int.harpo.com.pl/products/braillepen-slim/ https://int.harpo.com.pl/products/braillepen-slim/)