Keeble is an iOS keyboard that allows users with fine motor-challenges, switch users and users with vision impairments to type in almost any app. The keyboard offers word prediction, timing options, Select on Release, Select on Dwell, auditory feedback and other accessibility features. It also fully supports Switch Control and VoiceOver.
Keeble is currently available in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech and Polish. The keyboard also offers optimised layouts for simplified, advanced and scanning keyboards.
Alternative access
- Prevent accidental selections with Timing options
- Compensate for motor challenges with Select on Release or Select on Dwell
- Use scanning-optimised keyboards with Switch Control: ABC and frequency of use
Auditory feedback
- Turn on keyboard clicks
- Use spoken cues as you move your finger across the keyboard
- Hear each key, word or sentence you type with Speak as you Type
Self-learning word prediction
- Choose between word completion, next-word prediction or multi-word prediction
- Configure the number of suggestions and suggestion order
- Adjust the size of the prediction bar to your needs
Speed up typing
- Benefit from the phrase bank providing quick access to your iOS keyboard shortcuts
- Use the cursor keys to navigate through text quickly
- Turn Auto-Capitalisation and Auto-Spacing ON or OFF
Optimise for different users
- Use with beginning readers and select lowercase key labels, ABC layout and coloured vowels
- Customise for adults by allowing access to all characters and selecting QWERTY layout
- Choose from 5 different themes or create a custom theme
User comfort
- Use Keeble on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
- Select one of the 11 available languages, including regional keyboard layouts
- Choose your preferred font, including dyslexic and school-friendly fonts
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Good but some notes
I'm a visually impaired user and have been looking for a better accessible keyboard for a while.
Keeble has the right idea though it's missing several things that hold me back from switching to it full time. Here are some suggestions:
- allow customisation oh the key click colour. Right now, keys only flash in black which doesn't contract at all with any 'light on dark' theme, something many VI users like me prefer. I like to have that extra bit of visual feedback to confirm where I tapped.
- Character previews. Many other keyboards have the character pop up in a larger form above your finger web tapped. This option should be here, the more visual feedback the better.
- Add some more built in themes that VI users commonly use (white on black, blue on yellow etcj, I'm surprised these weren't standard. Also, have some kind of visual preview for what the built in themes look like instead of requiring us having to jump back and forth between the full keyboard preview.
- Hold hey shortcuts. As seen in keyboards like GBoard, different letters are assigned different numbers and symbols that will be typed when you hold said key. For example, holding on 'Q' to insert a '1'. I think this is much more efficient than having to switch to the full symbols view each time.
- Swipe/Slide typing. Very common in many keyboards, words are predicted based on the keys you slide over. Very fast and efficient in either phones or tablets. It should also have a visual trait to help track your swipes.
- dictation. Granted I don't know how easy Apple makes it to induce but it would be convenient to have at hand without needing to switch keyboards.
Hope you might find these helpful!
Not working
It doesn’t work on iPhone X
Good for switch users but.
Great keyboard for switch users but it didn't scan the message box in iMessage or skype to send a message. I like the frequency keyboard!
Good start for an accessible keyboard
What's good for me?
Large keyboard
Big text predictions
Good contrast
Coloured vowel keys
Good word prediction
What's lacking?
Autocorrect (big issue)
Double click shift for continued capitalisation
