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- 1. Is it automatic or we need to enable it in admin, wanted to explore this feature and work with deaf community,
- It appears to be automatic as long as your Teams users can access settings in Teams to enable the feature should they desire to use it. Keep a look out for the Accessibility tab in Settings. It might help if you ask colleagues to Quit (not sign out) and relaunch Teams as it may have downloaded as like other updates and many not be applied until the application the re-launched.
- Will the recording be have an option for deaf to see the sign language clearly and for other are different? Or its balanced?
- I was thinking about this last night but it might depend on who started the recording. The sign language view is switched on sole for the person who requires it, so if they did the recording it is going to capture there view assuming they are using sign language view. Otherwise, if anyone else does the recording it will capture the usual dynamic feed of what is displayed on that persons screen. Time will tell. In situations like this I would set up a test call with someone who is using the feature and get them to record the call and repeat the process but this time get someone else to record the call and see how the recordings differ.
- I was thinking about this last night but it might depend on who started the recording. The sign language view is switched on sole for the person who requires it, so if they did the recording it is going to capture there view assuming they are using sign language view. Otherwise, if anyone else does the recording it will capture the usual dynamic feed of what is displayed on that persons screen. Time will tell. In situations like this I would set up a test call with someone who is using the feature and get them to record the call and repeat the process but this time get someone else to record the call and see how the recordings differ.
- 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.
- elisabeth_jones
Microsoft
Hi Marlena, thank you for the detailed feedback! I'll take your questions in order: 1. Yes - the three of you (two interpreters and Deaf client) would all designate one another as signers, and then you would each see the other two prioritized for sign. 2. Currently just the first two pre-designated signers that turn on their video in a meeting will show. Everybody in the meeting can designate different signers, if they so choose. It would be great to understand this use case further - if you could share through the Feedback option in Teams that would be ideal. 3. If you've designated someone as a signer in your Accessibility settings, they will automatically be prioritized for sign language when you join a call together. There shouldn't be any limitations on when you can use sign language view.- Hello Elizabeth - I work with Marlena. In your message you recommended that she "share through the Feedback option in Teams." Unfortunately, feedback policies are not available in GCC so the option is not available to her. Nor are we able to use the Feedback Hub. Do you have another way for her to share the information for this use case? Thank you
- 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.
- Agree - In practice it would be good to understand whether every participant who needs signing has to facilitate the new signer-pinning functionality within Teams or just the meeting organiser (and whether that then pins the signer(s) for everyone)? Can more than one signer can be pinned simultaneously?
- Will there be a feature when i create a calendar, if an organization doesnt have someone knows how to do a sign language, and then book someone for an event. Just a thought that this can provide work for people and helping communities as well
- Will this work in a browser only? For people joining the call and the one who will do the sign language Will this be available for chromebooks
- "Sign Language View" seems to be limited in benefit to those who need 1 or 2 sign language interpreters. When I host meetings with virtual participants, many but not all who sign, is there a way to leverage the sign language view to enlarge or prioritize those who are signers (but not necessarily sign language interpreters!) who are signing for themselves? I have sign language interpreters who will voice for them but the default video windows when many participants are on reduces the signing participants to small, difficult to see windows. Basically, I'm looking for a way to make the video not rely on an audio cue to focus the view on someone signing for themselves. Something like an "unmute to talk" button that recognizes someone is now signing to talk?
- How it would look like and setting if there would be a breakout room in teams how will you assign per each Room?
- Feedback - I'm curious if it would be helpful for MS to post a general guide for users, like Info button, that tells them how to use accessible features. I think this applies to most organizations where the presenter/organizer spends the first 5 mins sharing how to use the accessible features & etc. It would be helpful to have an MS standard or a link to the custom messaging.
- Quite a lot of our meeting/event organisers report that Zoom currently works much better for those needing BSL interpretation – it allows both sign language user and interpreters to be pinned simultaneously - is that going to be possible with the new updates?
- Hi, you can "pin" any user and SL views manually in Teams video chat windows. I tend to pin all the participants' windows if less than 10.
The photo above shows multiple sign interpreters, but they are both shown equally. I was wondering if it would be possible for people to prioritise a single sign language interpreter as viewers are likely to only need one language. Our company is global and some geographies have many local sign languages, so we may have several and this would not be feasible to show them all. Thank you very much!
- elisabeth_jonesHi Emma, each individual participant can designate their own list of interpreters they'd like to see within the Accessibility Settings pane. Within a meeting, the first two of those interpreters to turn on their video will appear. If there's an interpreter showing that the participant doesn't want to see, they can always use the context menu on that interpreter's video to remove them as signer.
- In addition to this, would it be possible to tag different interpreters with which language they are signing in, so that anyone joining the call knows immediately which interpreter is the one they need. Thank you!
- +1. Tagging the interpreters with the languages they are signing would be a great addition.
