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Hi. So I have a couple of questions:
1. If myself and a second interpreter are working together and we are providing visual feeds (supporting each other with signs) would the Deaf person be able to see us both?
2. Will the interpreting selection be limited to two people? If we need a third team (Deaf or Hearing) or a student it would be necessary for us all to see each other. In the case of having a Deaf interpreter, it would be important to see them and not the Hearing team feeding them. Pinning is not always available, so will this be an added option for automated set up? On another note, We would also need to have the interpreter student and the professional interpreter on screen and be seen simultaneously by the Deaf participants. Is that an option? Other than pinning?
3. Can we have auto pinning for Deaf participants or Hearing interpreters that sign? It is important to be able to see everyone that will be signing in the meeting. We have noticed that once a meeting reaches a certain capacity functionality like pinning is taken away, So having this automated option would be nice.
Not only that, but there are different types of interpreters - I have had meetings where I need a team of ASL interpreters, then a team of interpreters for people with vision difficulties (deaf-blind), and even another set of BSL interpreters because American sign language isn't the same as British sign language and I've got an international team. It's an added burden to each deaf person to have to play video screen musical chairs every time there's an interpreter switch. When I only want to see the ASL interpreter(s), I only need the 1 interpreter actively signing, and when they switch, I should automatically see the other ASL interpreter(s). I wouldn't need the BSL or tactile/low vision interpreters. This is especially painful when the deaf/blind people have to frantically search through a lot of videos to find the right interpreter with limited sight. And it shouldn't be up to the meeting host to manage, either, because 99% of the time the host won't be someone knowledgeable about accessibility.