Microsoft announces sign language view for Teams

American tech conglomerate Microsoft has announced a new dedicated sign language view for its Teams video conferencing platform. According to The Verge, this new feature enables sign language users to select up to two other participants' videos to be fixed in a central location, allowing designated signers to be visible throughout the meeting.

Microsoft says Teams users can enable the feature for all meetings or on a meeting-by-meeting basis, which is especially useful for non-hearing-impaired signers. If they are internal to the company, sign language interpreters can be pre-assigned before a meeting begins. External interpreters, however, can only be allocated during a meeting via the Accessibility tab in the app's settings. Microsoft does not provide sign language interpreters for Teams meetings, reported The Verge.