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Chameleon 20 Resources

APH Catalog number 1-08471-00

Chameleon 20 portable Braille display. The device is rectangular and gray with pomegranate colored sides.  There is a 20 cell braille display and 6 key input on the top. The front of the device has 5 function buttons.

APH Resources:

APH Catalog - Chameleon 20

APH Chameleon Video Playlist

Chameleon Getting Started Guide in PDF format

Chameleon User Guide in PDF format

Chameleon User Guide in BRF Format

Chameleon 20 FAQs

References:

CATT-NW Chameleon YouTube Playlist

Bruce McClanahan’s Chameleon Manual 

Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) Chameleon 20 Playlist

Chameleon Basics by OSSB Technology Instruction Channel

Braille Display Comparison Chart

Chameleon Hotkeys from APH

Common Braille Commands on VoiceOver

Chameleon Quick Reference Table

Chameleon 20 Quick Reference from TeachingVisuallyImpaired.com

Webinars:

Chameleon 20: An Introduction

Chameleon Say What? Text to Speech and More on the Chameleon 20

Chameleon Basics: Using Text to Speech

Discussion with APH About their Chameleon and Mantis Braille Displays - TEC Talk Live!

Creating a Bookworm with Mantis Q40,  Chameleon 20, and Bookshare

Bruce McClanahan’s guide to using the Chameleon 20

NFB: Chameleon 20 Tech Review

Podcasts:

Change Makers by APH: The Chameleon 20

Troubleshooting

IOS Connection Issues with the Chameleon (iOS 14.4)

Hot Tips

Benefits of Using a Braille Display with Emergent Readers from Perkins

Graphic of Chameleon 20 with information about product features.
Perkins style keyboard on top
SD card slot
TPU bumper cases come in 3 colors, teal, purple, and pomegranate
thumb keys and home button
built in applications and compatibility lists available in user manual