diff --git a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImpl.java b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImpl.java
index cac1dc4e04a9b918def14b3eefbce9e2a7c85d72..f1df33657279709b4bc17b7a1e0ad37a325e8bab 100644
--- a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImpl.java
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityInteractionClient;
 import android.view.accessibility.Flags;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.util.FunctionalUtils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -36,24 +38,46 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 /**
  * Default implementation of {@link BrailleDisplayController}.
+ *
+ * @hide
  */
 // BrailleDisplayControllerImpl is not an API, but it implements BrailleDisplayController APIs.
 // This @FlaggedApi annotation tells the linter that this method delegates API checks to its
 // callers.
 @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_BRAILLE_DISPLAY_HID)
-final class BrailleDisplayControllerImpl implements BrailleDisplayController {
+@VisibleForTesting(visibility = VisibleForTesting.Visibility.PACKAGE)
+public final class BrailleDisplayControllerImpl implements BrailleDisplayController {
 
     private final AccessibilityService mAccessibilityService;
     private final Object mLock;
+    private final boolean mIsHidrawSupported;
 
     private IBrailleDisplayConnection mBrailleDisplayConnection;
     private Executor mCallbackExecutor;
     private BrailleDisplayCallback mCallback;
 
+    /**
+     * Read-only property that returns whether HIDRAW access is supported on this device.
+     *
+     * <p>Defaults to true.
+     *
+     * <p>Device manufacturers without HIDRAW kernel support can set this to false in
+     * the device's product makefile.
+     */
+    private static final boolean IS_HIDRAW_SUPPORTED = SystemProperties.getBoolean(
+            "ro.accessibility.support_hidraw", true);
+
     BrailleDisplayControllerImpl(AccessibilityService accessibilityService,
             Object lock) {
+        this(accessibilityService, lock, IS_HIDRAW_SUPPORTED);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public BrailleDisplayControllerImpl(AccessibilityService accessibilityService,
+            Object lock, boolean isHidrawSupported) {
         mAccessibilityService = accessibilityService;
         mLock = lock;
+        mIsHidrawSupported = isHidrawSupported;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -113,6 +137,11 @@ final class BrailleDisplayControllerImpl implements BrailleDisplayController {
                     createConnection,
             @NonNull Executor callbackExecutor, @NonNull BrailleDisplayCallback callback) {
         BrailleDisplayController.checkApiFlagIsEnabled();
+        if (!mIsHidrawSupported) {
+            callbackExecutor.execute(() -> callback.onConnectionFailed(
+                    BrailleDisplayCallback.FLAG_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS));
+            return;
+        }
         if (isConnected()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                     "This service already has a connected Braille display");
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest.java
index aaa199d4c814e40aa088cdb9716a3a134d1d91d8..e8b295bd5fdb4188729456d1b234840da7c1206a 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/accessibilityservice/BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
 
 import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice;
 import android.platform.test.annotations.RequiresFlagsEnabled;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest {
     @Rule
     public final CheckFlagsRule mCheckFlagsRule = DeviceFlagsValueProvider.createCheckFlagsRule();
 
+    private AccessibilityService mAccessibilityService;
     private BrailleDisplayController mBrailleDisplayController;
 
     @Mock
@@ -76,12 +78,13 @@ public class BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest {
     @Before
     public void test() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        AccessibilityService accessibilityService = spy(new TestAccessibilityService());
-        doReturn((Executor) Runnable::run).when(accessibilityService).getMainExecutor();
-        doReturn(TEST_SERVICE_CONNECTION_ID).when(accessibilityService).getConnectionId();
+        mAccessibilityService = spy(new TestAccessibilityService());
+        doReturn((Executor) Runnable::run).when(mAccessibilityService).getMainExecutor();
+        doReturn(TEST_SERVICE_CONNECTION_ID).when(mAccessibilityService).getConnectionId();
         AccessibilityInteractionClient.addConnection(TEST_SERVICE_CONNECTION_ID,
                 mAccessibilityServiceConnection, /*initializeCache=*/false);
-        mBrailleDisplayController = accessibilityService.getBrailleDisplayController();
+        mBrailleDisplayController = new BrailleDisplayControllerImpl(
+                mAccessibilityService, new Object(), /*isHidrawSupported=*/true);
     }
 
     // Automated CTS tests only use the BluetoothDevice version of BrailleDisplayController#connect
@@ -104,4 +107,17 @@ public class BrailleDisplayControllerImplTest {
         assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
                 () -> mBrailleDisplayController.connect(usbDevice, mBrailleDisplayCallback));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void connect_HidrawNotSupported_callsOnConnectionFailed() {
+        BrailleDisplayController controller = new BrailleDisplayControllerImpl(
+                mAccessibilityService, new Object(), /*isHidrawSupported=*/false);
+        UsbDevice usbDevice = Mockito.mock(UsbDevice.class);
+
+        controller.connect(usbDevice, mBrailleDisplayCallback);
+
+        verify(mBrailleDisplayCallback).onConnectionFailed(
+                BrailleDisplayController.BrailleDisplayCallback.FLAG_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS);
+        verifyZeroInteractions(mAccessibilityServiceConnection);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
index 43c018cfeea3455cdad3abe29b1ea152e5d277a0..cbb66dc18f2899b36aef38234c6ee7e75bd3a4b5 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityManagerService.java
@@ -4659,8 +4659,8 @@ public class AccessibilityManagerService extends IAccessibilityManager.Stub
     public void onShellCommand(FileDescriptor in, FileDescriptor out,
             FileDescriptor err, String[] args, ShellCallback callback,
             ResultReceiver resultReceiver) {
-        new AccessibilityShellCommand(this, mSystemActionPerformer).exec(this, in, out, err, args,
-                callback, resultReceiver);
+        new AccessibilityShellCommand(mContext, this, mSystemActionPerformer)
+                .exec(this, in, out, err, args, callback, resultReceiver);
     }
 
     private final class InteractionBridge {
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityShellCommand.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityShellCommand.java
index 8cf5547b05eca523a56b54014aff17556d9c99a0..490803228337b9583c4fbbe9810b785618e42e55 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityShellCommand.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/AccessibilityShellCommand.java
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.android.server.accessibility;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.ShellCommand;
@@ -26,18 +28,27 @@ import android.os.UserHandle;
 import com.android.server.LocalServices;
 import com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerInternal;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 
 /**
  * Shell command implementation for the accessibility manager service
  */
 final class AccessibilityShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
-    final @NonNull AccessibilityManagerService mService;
-    final @NonNull SystemActionPerformer mSystemActionPerformer;
-    final @NonNull WindowManagerInternal mWindowManagerService;
+    @NonNull
+    final Context mContext;
+    @NonNull
+    final AccessibilityManagerService mService;
+    @NonNull
+    final SystemActionPerformer mSystemActionPerformer;
+    @NonNull
+    final WindowManagerInternal mWindowManagerService;
 
-    AccessibilityShellCommand(@NonNull AccessibilityManagerService service,
+    AccessibilityShellCommand(@NonNull Context context,
+            @NonNull AccessibilityManagerService service,
             @NonNull SystemActionPerformer systemActionPerformer) {
+        mContext = context;
         mService = service;
         mSystemActionPerformer = systemActionPerformer;
         mWindowManagerService = LocalServices.getService(WindowManagerInternal.class);
@@ -61,6 +72,8 @@ final class AccessibilityShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
             case "start-trace":
             case "stop-trace":
                 return mService.getTraceManager().onShellCommand(cmd, this);
+            case "check-hidraw":
+                return checkHidraw();
         }
         return -1;
     }
@@ -106,6 +119,67 @@ final class AccessibilityShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    private int checkHidraw() {
+        mContext.enforceCallingPermission(Manifest.permission.MANAGE_ACCESSIBILITY,
+                "Missing MANAGE_ACCESSIBILITY permission");
+        String subcommand = getNextArgRequired();
+        File hidrawNode = new File(getNextArgRequired());
+        switch (subcommand) {
+            case "read" -> {
+                return checkHidrawRead(hidrawNode);
+            }
+            case "write" -> {
+                return checkHidrawWrite(hidrawNode);
+            }
+            case "descriptor" -> {
+                return checkHidrawDescriptor(hidrawNode);
+            }
+            default -> {
+                getErrPrintWriter().print("Unknown subcommand " + subcommand);
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private int checkHidrawRead(File hidrawNode) {
+        if (!hidrawNode.canRead()) {
+            getErrPrintWriter().println("Unable to read from " + hidrawNode);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        // Tests executing this command using UiAutomation#executeShellCommand will not receive
+        // the command's exit value, so print the path to stdout to indicate success.
+        getOutPrintWriter().print(hidrawNode.getAbsolutePath());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private int checkHidrawWrite(File hidrawNode) {
+        if (!hidrawNode.canWrite()) {
+            getErrPrintWriter().println("Unable to write to " + hidrawNode);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        // Tests executing this command using UiAutomation#executeShellCommand will not receive
+        // the command's exit value, so print the path to stdout to indicate success.
+        getOutPrintWriter().print(hidrawNode.getAbsolutePath());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private int checkHidrawDescriptor(File hidrawNode) {
+        BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
+                BrailleDisplayConnection.createScannerForShell();
+        byte[] descriptor = scanner.getDeviceReportDescriptor(hidrawNode.toPath());
+        if (descriptor == null) {
+            getErrPrintWriter().println("Unable to read descriptor for " + hidrawNode);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        try {
+            // Print the descriptor bytes to stdout.
+            getRawOutputStream().write(descriptor);
+            return 0;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     private Integer parseUserId() {
         final String option = getNextOption();
         if (option != null) {
@@ -131,6 +205,8 @@ final class AccessibilityShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
         pw.println("    Get whether binding to services provided by instant apps is allowed.");
         pw.println("  call-system-action <ACTION_ID>");
         pw.println("    Calls the system action with the given action id.");
+        pw.println("  check-hidraw [read|write|descriptor] <HIDRAW_NODE_PATH>");
+        pw.println("    Checks if the system can perform various actions on the HIDRAW node.");
         mService.getTraceManager().onHelp(pw);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnection.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnection.java
index 40b6ff01965e6539a900f9bb97699ba0b065ec59..8b41873636a9f018e7dea42dcd7c069287031c88 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnection.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnection.java
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ class BrailleDisplayConnection extends IBrailleDisplayConnection.Stub {
         this.mServiceConnection = Objects.requireNonNull(serviceConnection);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used for `cmd accessibility` to check hidraw access.
+     */
+    static BrailleDisplayScanner createScannerForShell() {
+        return getDefaultNativeScanner(new DefaultNativeInterface());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Interface to scan for properties of connected Braille displays.
      *
@@ -125,7 +132,6 @@ class BrailleDisplayConnection extends IBrailleDisplayConnection.Stub {
      * @see #getDefaultNativeScanner
      * @see #setTestData
      */
-    @VisibleForTesting
     interface BrailleDisplayScanner {
         Collection<Path> getHidrawNodePaths(@NonNull Path directory);
 
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@ class BrailleDisplayConnection extends IBrailleDisplayConnection.Stub {
      * from HIDRAW nodes and perform ioctls using the provided {@link NativeInterface}.
      */
     @VisibleForTesting
-    BrailleDisplayScanner getDefaultNativeScanner(@NonNull NativeInterface nativeInterface) {
+    static BrailleDisplayScanner getDefaultNativeScanner(@NonNull NativeInterface nativeInterface) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(nativeInterface);
         return new BrailleDisplayScanner() {
             private static final String HIDRAW_DEVICE_GLOB = "hidraw*";
@@ -576,7 +582,7 @@ class BrailleDisplayConnection extends IBrailleDisplayConnection.Stub {
     }
 
     /** Native interface that actually calls native HIDRAW ioctls. */
-    private class DefaultNativeInterface implements NativeInterface {
+    private static class DefaultNativeInterface implements NativeInterface {
         @Override
         public int getHidrawDescSize(int fd) {
             return nativeGetHidrawDescSize(fd);
@@ -598,11 +604,11 @@ class BrailleDisplayConnection extends IBrailleDisplayConnection.Stub {
         }
     }
 
-    private native int nativeGetHidrawDescSize(int fd);
+    private static native int nativeGetHidrawDescSize(int fd);
 
-    private native byte[] nativeGetHidrawDesc(int fd, int descSize);
+    private static native byte[] nativeGetHidrawDesc(int fd, int descSize);
 
-    private native String nativeGetHidrawUniq(int fd);
+    private static native String nativeGetHidrawUniq(int fd);
 
-    private native int nativeGetHidrawBusType(int fd);
+    private static native int nativeGetHidrawBusType(int fd);
 }
diff --git a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection.cpp b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection.cpp
index 9a509a71cf9204c8fae78f3d77b32f09e9f26005..c3375236098a768e678871f17696ec6ef36ad370 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ constexpr int UNIQ_SIZE_MAX = 64;
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 static jint com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawDescSize(
-        JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz, int fd) {
+        JNIEnv* env, jclass /*clazz*/, int fd) {
     int size = 0;
     if (ioctl(fd, HIDIOCGRDESCSIZE, &size) < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static jint com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawD
 }
 
 static jbyteArray com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawDesc(
-        JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz, int fd, int descSize) {
+        JNIEnv* env, jclass /*clazz*/, int fd, int descSize) {
     struct hidraw_report_descriptor desc;
     desc.size = descSize;
     if (ioctl(fd, HIDIOCGRDESC, &desc) < 0) {
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ static jbyteArray com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getH
     return result;
 }
 
-static jstring com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawUniq(JNIEnv* env,
-                                                                                       jobject thiz,
-                                                                                       int fd) {
+static jstring com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawUniq(
+        JNIEnv* env, jclass /*clazz*/, int fd) {
     char buf[UNIQ_SIZE_MAX];
     if (ioctl(fd, HIDIOCGRAWUNIQ(UNIQ_SIZE_MAX), buf) < 0) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -74,9 +73,8 @@ static jstring com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidr
     return env->NewStringUTF(buf);
 }
 
-static jint com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawBusType(JNIEnv* env,
-                                                                                       jobject thiz,
-                                                                                       int fd) {
+static jint com_android_server_accessibility_BrailleDisplayConnection_getHidrawBusType(
+        JNIEnv* env, jclass /*clazz*/, int fd) {
     struct hidraw_devinfo info;
     if (ioctl(fd, HIDIOCGRAWINFO, &info) < 0) {
         return -1;
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnectionTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnectionTest.java
index aec3f451fac69f8a46abb5b0ce95f3a9fb5453dc..344e2c21f0a557a7afa7e1dd03fc68a76ff8fae1 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnectionTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/accessibility/BrailleDisplayConnectionTest.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
                 }
 
                 BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                        mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                        BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
                 assertThat(scanner.getHidrawNodePaths(testDir.toPath()))
                         .containsExactly(hidrawNode0, hidrawNode1);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
                     descriptor);
 
             BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                    mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                    BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
             assertThat(scanner.getDeviceReportDescriptor(NULL_PATH)).isEqualTo(descriptor);
         }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
             when(mNativeInterface.getHidrawDescSize(anyInt())).thenReturn(0);
 
             BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                    mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                    BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
             assertThat(scanner.getDeviceReportDescriptor(NULL_PATH)).isNull();
         }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
             when(mNativeInterface.getHidrawUniq(anyInt())).thenReturn(macAddress);
 
             BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                    mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                    BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
             assertThat(scanner.getUniqueId(NULL_PATH)).isEqualTo(macAddress);
         }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
                     .thenReturn(BrailleDisplayConnection.BUS_USB);
 
             BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                    mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                    BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
             assertThat(scanner.getDeviceBusType(NULL_PATH))
                     .isEqualTo(BrailleDisplayConnection.BUS_USB);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class BrailleDisplayConnectionTest {
                     .thenReturn(BrailleDisplayConnection.BUS_BLUETOOTH);
 
             BrailleDisplayConnection.BrailleDisplayScanner scanner =
-                    mBrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
+                    BrailleDisplayConnection.getDefaultNativeScanner(mNativeInterface);
 
             assertThat(scanner.getDeviceBusType(NULL_PATH))
                     .isEqualTo(BrailleDisplayConnection.BUS_BLUETOOTH);