Hi, That key to toggle the onscreen keyboard is space + 1 + 4 + 6, or space + 
SH sign, for show keyboard.

Hope this helps,

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On 2012-07-15, at 2:49 AM, Brett wrote:

> Hi,. 
> 
> A deafblind person would need to use a Braille display to read. When a 
> Braille display is connected, the onscreen keyboard isn't shown by default. 
> You may be able to toggle the onscreen keyboard back on while the Braille 
> display is connected, but I don't no how too. 
> 
> This is why such an app would he useful for the deafblind person. 
> 
> Sent from Brett's iPhone
> 
> On 15/07/2012, at 12:11 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I don't want to be overly harsh regarding this app since being death
>> blind is something that I have absolutely no experience of and the
>> thought doesn't bare thinking about, but unless I'm missunderstanding
>> it, it seems like all this does is lets person a type using some form
>> of input device and person b type using the screen.
>> Here's a pro tip:
>> 1: Open Messages, Notes or any other app with an edit box.
>> 2: person a can type in whatever he / she wants using their device of
>> choice. This shows up on the screen.
>> 3: Person b then types in a response.
>> 4: Using standard iOs controls, person a reviews said response and
>> replies accordingly.
>> 5: Repeat.
>> 
>> Please tell me there's something I'm missing? If this is going to be
>> usefull to the death blind subscribers on this list then that's great
>> - I'm extremely happy for you, but to an outsider, it seems a little
>> basic.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ben.
>> 
>> On 7/14/12, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> it would help if SOMEONE would trim all the headers. it gets frustrating to
>>> have to go through 5 or 6 layers of headers just to read a message.
>>> 
>>> -eric
>>> 
>>> On Jul 14, 2012, at 6:35 AM, Fred Olver wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
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>>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 10:18 AM
>>>> Subject: [Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: [VICUG-L] FW: New HumanWare iPhone
>>>> appwill get deaf-blind and sighted people talking
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> 
>>>> From: Angela Griffith <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: July 13, 2012 10:15:45 AM CDT
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: [VICUG-L] FW: New HumanWare iPhone app will get deaf-blind and
>>>> sighted people talking
>>>> Reply-To: Angela Griffith <[email protected]>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: HumanWare [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:59 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: New HumanWare iPhone app will get deaf-blind and sighted people
>>>> talking
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> PRESS RELEASE
>>>> 
>>>> New HumanWare iPhone app will get deaf-blind and sighted people talking
>>>> 
>>>> Montreal, July 12, 2012 - HumanWare, in partnership with Institut Nazareth
>>>> et Louis-Braille (INLB), has unveiled the HumanWare Communicator, the
>>>> first multilingual face-to-face conversation app for deaf-blind people.
>>>> This unique app will help deaf-blind individuals communicate on an
>>>> everyday basis by connecting a HumanWare Braille device (BrailleNote Apex
>>>> or Brailliant) with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Now a deaf-blind person can use Bluetooth connectivity to pair their
>>>> HumanWare Braille device to an iPhone, iPod, or iPad. In the absence of an
>>>> interpreter, the HumanWare Communicator app then facilitates a
>>>> conversation. The deaf-blind person converses through the Braille device
>>>> and hands his or her tethered Apple device to the sighted person who uses
>>>> the touch screen keyboard to respond. The face-to-face conversation
>>>> appears in real time on both the refreshable Braille display and the iOS
>>>> devices' screen.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> HumanWare is the leader in digital communication for deaf-blind people,
>>>> introducing DBC, the first portable face-to-face chat solution in 2008.
>>>> The system combined the simplicity and portability of the popular
>>>> BrailleNote with a companion visual interface running on a cell phone. For
>>>> the first time, a deaf-blind person had portability and
>>>> independence when having a face-to-face conversation, and since a familiar
>>>> cell phone keyboard was used, the sighted individual had a very small
>>>> learning curve to engage in a conversation.
>>>> 
>>>> "With the popularity and inclusion of assistive technology features in
>>>> Apple's iOS devices, HumanWare has received a high demand to bring the
>>>> face-to-face concept of the popular Deaf-Blind Communicator to the popular
>>>> Apple devices. "The HumanWare Communicator app breaks everyday face to
>>>> face communication down to its simplest form and will get everyone
>>>> talking," says Greg Stilson, HumanWare product manager.
>>>> 
>>>> In 2000, HumanWare introduced the first BrailleNote. In 2005, the
>>>> BrailleNote mPower was launched bringing USB connectivity and increased
>>>> speed and efficiency to this range of productivity tools. Launched in
>>>> December of 2009, the BrailleNote Apex, with a completely redesigned look,
>>>> while maintaining the successful ergonomic design of past BrailleNotes,
>>>> saw HumanWare pack the most powerful BrailleNote into the thinnest package
>>>> available.
>>>> 
>>>> The HumanWare Communicator app will be available for standard download
>>>> from Apple's app store at the end of July 2012. This app marks a major
>>>> step forward in using mainstream technology to bring everyday
>>>> communication to the deaf-blind population.
>>>> 
>>>> Find out more about HumanWare Deaf-Blind communication solutions at:
>>>> www.humanware.com/deafblind
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> About HumanWare
>>>> 
>>>> HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive
>>>> technologies for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to people
>>>> who are blind or have low vision, and students with learning disabilities.
>>>> HumanWare offers a collection of innovative products, including
>>>> BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for the blind in education,
>>>> business and for personal use; the Victor Reader product line, the world's
>>>> leading digital audiobook players; the SmartView family of handheld and
>>>> desktop electronic magnifiers; Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one handheld
>>>> talking GPS; and myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader."
>>>> 
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