Echo Keys
A talking typing game for blind and low-vision players. Turn your sound on, then press Enter or the Start button. Press Space at any time to hear the instruction again.
Echo Keys
Press Enter to start lesson 1.
Using a screen reader? Turn off the built-in voice and your screen reader will read everything instead.
Lessons
Keys
| Enter | Start the chosen lesson |
| ↑ ↓ | Choose a lesson from the menu |
| Space | Repeat the instruction (in letter lessons) |
| Tab | Hear a hint about where the key is |
| Esc | Stop the lesson and go back to the menu |
How Echo Keys works
Echo Keys teaches touch typing by sound. The game tells you which key to press. When you press the right key, you hear the letter and a happy chime that climbs higher with every correct key in a row. When you press a wrong key, you hear a soft buzz, the key you pressed, and the key to find. After two misses, the game describes where the key is on the keyboard and which finger to use.
- Start with your fingers on the home row. Feel the small bumps on the F and J keys: your index fingers rest there.
- Word lessons announce the word and spell it. Each letter is spoken as you type it, and the full word is spoken when you finish.
- After each lesson, you hear your score and accuracy, and you earn up to 3 stars.
Who it's for
Blind and low-vision learners, beginners of any age, and anyone who wants to learn typing without looking at the keys.
About Echo Keys
Echo Keys is a free touch typing game you learn by sound, so you never need to look at the keys. The game tells you which key to press, and it is made for blind and low-vision learners as well as beginners of any age.
How to play Echo Keys
You use a computer keyboard. When you press the right key you hear the letter and a happy chime that climbs higher with every correct key in a row. A wrong key gives a soft buzz, then you hear the key you pressed and the key to find. After two misses, the game describes where the key is and which finger to use. Word lessons announce the word and spell it, each letter is spoken as you type it, and the whole word is spoken at the end. You earn up to 3 stars per lesson.
Tips
- Rest your fingers on the home row and feel the small bumps on the F and J keys; your index fingers live there.
- Go slowly at first. Accuracy matters more than speed when you are learning.
- If you use a screen reader, turn off the built-in voice and let your screen reader read everything instead.
What makes it special
After each lesson you hear your score and accuracy, which makes progress easy to follow without seeing a screen. It is built so that anyone who wants to type without looking can learn from it.
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