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Login And Access

The login page supports ordinary browser navigation, Braille Link Voice Guidance, and Braille login input. Use the mode that matches the learner's assistive setup and training plan.

Braille Input

Braille Input is the main writing area for learners. Choose UEB or SEB, type with the six-dot keyboard, listen to speech feedback, format the document, and save or download the finished work.

1. Open Braille Input after signing in.
2. Select the active code, such as UEB or SEB.
3. Type chords with F, D, S, J, K, and L.
4. Use A to delete, ; for Enter, and the space bar for spaces.
5. Use headings, bold, italic, underline, lists, alignment, and selection when the work needs formatting.
6. Download as BRF, DOCX, or PDF, copy, submit, save, or start fresh when the document is complete.

Braille Link speaks important actions so learners can confirm what happened without looking at the screen. In the text preview, formatting indicators are represented as formatting rather than raw symbols.

Finger Position Guide

Saving And Recovery

Braille Link separates named Saved Documents from recovery sessions. Saved Documents are files the learner chooses to keep and reopen. Recovery sessions protect work during interruptions such as power loss, browser refresh, or accidental navigation.

Workspace And Sessions

Workspace is the place to continue conversations and return to saved activity. Sessions protect drafts and recovery history, while Saved Documents keep learner-named documents that can be reopened in the Braille Input workspace.

• Use Sessions when you need an interrupted or autosaved draft.
• Use Saved Documents when the learner deliberately names and keeps work for later.
• Personal Work has its own saved-document space; institution subject work is subject-aware.
• Open Settings to review saved sessions and account preferences.
• Download important work when an exam or assignment is complete.

Reader

The Reader helps users listen to and navigate documents. It is useful for reading assignments, checking document content, and using narration support in a controlled Braille Link environment.

• Upload or open a supported document.
• Use narration controls to listen and move through content.
• Keep private documents inside trusted Braille Link workflows.

Assignments And Exams

Assignments use the same Braille typing, speech, deletion, and navigation behavior as Braille Input Workspace. The assignment answer box inherits the active Braille table, so learners can answer with uncontracted or contracted Braille according to the active Grade 1 or Grade 2 table. UEB and SEB contractions, punctuation, numbers, capitalization, and indicators are handled consistently.

1. Open the correct Personal Work or subject context in Braille Input Workspace.
2. Press A + K to open assignments for that context.
3. Use Up or Down Arrow to move through assignments and hear the selected assignment.
4. Press ; or Enter to open the selected assignment.
5. Listen to the question, then type the answer with the normal Perkins key map.
6. Use A + Down Arrow and A + Up Arrow to move between questions.
7. Press A + J to start submission confirmation, then press A + J again to submit.

Braille Link Windows

Braille Link Windows lets subscribed users type Braille in supported Windows apps. Braille Link manages account access, pairing, subscription status, device activation, and offline license validity.

1. Install and open Braille Link Windows.
2. Choose server activation in Braille Link Windows and request a pairing code.
3. Sign in to Braille Link and approve the device through the Braille Link Windows page.
4. Return to Braille Link Windows and check approval so the signed local license is stored.
5. Open a supported Windows app with a text field.
6. Type using the same Perkins key map used by Braille Input.

Typed text, passwords, raw key chords, and third-party page contents are not sent to Braille Link for Braille Link Windows typing.

Institution Tools

Institution users can manage learners, invitations, and submissions when those permissions are enabled for their account. Learners should use their own assigned accounts so saved work and submissions remain connected to the correct person.

• Use Members to review learners and staff connected to the institution.
• Use Invitations to add new people safely.
• Use Submissions to review learner work submitted through Braille Link.

Troubleshooting

Shortcut Reference

Workspace shortcuts work on chord release when Braille Input is not live. If Braille Input is live, the same keys continue to behave as braille input chords.