Microsoft adds support for sign language translator to Teams

Microsoft is adding sign language support to Microsoft Teams. It will allow sign language users to select up to two videos of other participants to be captured in a central location, allowing designated signers to be visible throughout the meeting.

The feature can be enabled for all meetings at once, or only for selected meetings. A sign language interpreter can be selected at the beginning of each conference if they belong to your organization, or an interpreter can be added in the middle of a meeting using the "Special Features" menu in the program settings. Microsoft itself does not provide translators for Teams.

Microsoft is also announcing a new sticky special capabilities settings panel for Teams. The new panel gives users easy access during calls to make changes, such as enabling default sign language viewing or predefining preferred signers. Sign language viewing and live subtitles can also be quickly turned on or off in the panel.

Source: The Verge