This article explains how to use a braille display with a narrator on Windows 11.
Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows that reads the text on your screen aloud and describes events for users with low vision or blindness.
When you use the Narrator app, you can turn on or off its keyboard shortcuts, launch it automatically, adjust the voice, speed, and volume, manage natural voices, lower other apps volume when Narrator is speaking, change Narrator audio output device, change verbosity level, emphasize formatted text, enable or disable Narrators phonetic reading, pause for punctuation, adjust how the Narrator read advanced details, adjust the way capitalized text is read, and more.
You can use a braille display with Narrator on Windows 11. However, you must install braille support software and drivers on your PC for this to work. The Narrator is compatible with braille displays that connect via USB or serial port.
The steps below show you how to install the required braille drivers and add a braille display on Windows 11.
Use a braille display on Windows 11
As mentioned, users can use a braille display with Narrator on Windows 11.
Here’s how to do it.
First, open the Windows Settings app.
You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings. Or press the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I) to launch the Settings app.
When the Setting app opens, click the Accessibility button on the left and select the Narrator tile on the right to expand it.
On the Narrator settings pane, under “Braille,” expand the “Use a braille display with Narrator” tile to access the braille page.
Click the “Download and install braille” button on the braille page to start the installation.
After the download, restart your system as prompted.
Return to Narrator settings and turn on the Turn on braille switch.
Add your braille display by selecting Add a braille display button.
Then, choose your display manufacturer and connection type, and click the Add button.
Follow additional steps to finalize the installation if using a third-party screen reader.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
- Installing and using a braille display with Narrator on Windows 11 enables users with low vision or blindness to access and interact with their PC.
- The process involves downloading and installing braille support software and drivers and adding the braille display in Windows Settings.
- This enhancement allows users to use Narrator’s features with a braille display, providing a more accessible computing experience.
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