Stay In Command: Customising Keyboard Shortcuts on Your iPhone or iPad (Extra 85)
Did you know you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard or braille display to any iPhone or iPad? It’s a great way of improving your productivity and efficiency.
However, there are some features which don’t have a keyboard shortcut assigned to them by default, and others where the default keyboard shortcut is hard to remember or difficult to press.
In this episode, we bring you highlights of a seminar recorded at Sight Village London in which Matthew Horspool shows you how to customise your keyboard or braille display shortcuts so that your iPhone or iPad best meets your individual needs, and shares some strategies for ensuring you can remember which shortcut you chose.
The podcast heard during the demonstration of changing the magic tap keystroke was Double Tap.
10 Jun 2026
The New Braille Features in iOS and iPad OS 26, Part 2: Braille Access (Extra 84)
Apple released the latest versions of its flagship operating systems, including iOS and iPad 26 for the popular iPhone and iPad product lines, in September 2025. Amongst the many new features are a significant number of improvements for braille users in VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader.
In this, the second part of a two-part series, Matthew Horspool will devote the entire session to Braille Access, a new notetaker-like experience for connected braille displays. He will talk about:
Launching apps and items
Taking, reading and managing braille notes
Reading and transferring BRF files
The braille clock and calculator
Live braille captions
Braille Access settings
Configuring braille keyboard commands for Braille Access
Chapter marks have been added to aid navigation.
Links of Interest
The incredible Braille Access function in iOS and Mac 26 that turns your Braille display with a keyboard in to a Braille Note Taker | iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective
Using Braille Access via Voiceover on the Mac, continuation of last podcast re Braille Access on iOS with VoiceOver | iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective
What's New in iOS 26 Accessibility for Blind and DeafBlind Users | AppleVis
Bridging Access to Braille: An In-Depth Look at Braille Access on iOS 26 | AppleVis
iOS 26 and Braille Access: Apple's Impressive Investment in Braille Literacy | Braille Monitor December 2025
What's new in iOS 26 | Access On: the Technology Podcast of the National Federation of the Blind
8 Jun 2026
The New Braille Features in iOS and iPad OS 26, Part 1 (Extra 83)
Apple released the latest versions of its flagship operating systems, including iOS and iPad 26 for the popular iPhone and iPad product lines, in September 2025. Amongst the many new features are a significant number of improvements for braille users in VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader.
In this, the first part of a two-part series, Matthew Horspool will lift the lid on what is new and changed for users of braille displays and Braille Screen Input. He will cover:
Braille Keyboard Input
Item overview
New cursor and text selection options
Quick navigation
Single-hand Braille Screen Input
Changing gestures in Braille Screen Input Command mode
Chapter marks have been added to aid navigation.
Links of Interest
Braille Screen Input presentation by Matthew Horspool on Accessible World Tek Talk
Type braille directly on the iPhone screen with VoiceOver
Type braille directly on the iPad screen with VoiceOver
Braille Screen Input, by Judy Dixon
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