![]() When sign language view is enabled, the prioritized video streams automatically appear at the right aspect ratio and at the highest available quality. Reducing repetitive meeting setup tasks like pinning interpreters and turning on captions at the start of each meeting.Empowering participants to have up to two other signers in view throughout each meeting, and.Ensuring that video feeds are an appropriate shape and size for sign language to be visible,.Keeping interpreters and other signers’ video feeds in a consistent location,.Sign language view is a first step toward addressing several asks from the D/HH community, including: And we’re announcing availability of one of the first elements of that vision today: Sign language view, which will enable you to prioritize up to two other participants’ videos so they stay visible and in a consistent location throughout the meeting. We are grateful for every bit of feedback you have shared. In order for us to learn, we have talked with many of you, listened to your feedback, and built out a roadmap that I’m excited about as both a creator and a user. Inclusive design starts with the community telling us how they want to be able to use the product – not us telling you how to use it. The most important piece of that work has been making our efforts in this space more community-driven. ![]() ![]() ![]() About a year ago, I took on the role of Accessibility Architect for Microsoft Teams Calling, Meeting and Devices, and one of my primary responsibilities has been to build out the vision for creating a best-in-class experience for the D/HH community in Teams. Today we are pleased to announce sign language view, a new meeting experience in Microsoft Teams that helps signers – people who are Deaf/hard of hearing, interpreters, and others who use sign language – keep one another prioritized on center stage, in a consistent location, throughout every meeting.Īs a Deaf person who uses Teams for several meetings a day, I am all too familiar with the challenges that virtual meetings pose to Deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) users. ![]()
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