Sign language interpretation beside live captions
A human interpreter signs the session from their own camera. Deaf and hard-of-hearing guests choose a sign language and see the interpreter in a window beside the captions.
- Human interpreters
- Beta
What the listener sees
Tap Sign. The interpreter appears.
On a computer the window floats or docks beside the captions and can be made larger. On a phone it opens as a sheet that never covers the newest caption.
17 sign languages
American Sign Language, British Sign Language, Libras, Auslan and more: 17 in the list today.
Captions stay on
The signer sits next to the captions, not instead of them.
What you do as the organiser
Add the sign language. Invite your interpreter.
How sign language works with interpreters- 1Add a sign language to the sessionPick the interpreter’s sign language, and choose Interpreter camera, or External video if the signer is already on your own stream.
- 2Invite the interpreterInvite them to your workspace as an Interpreter, then send them the camera booth link. They frame themselves and press Go on air.
- 3Pay them directlyYou book and pay the interpreter yourself, as you do today.
How it works
Step 1
You add a sign language
To the session, with the interpreter’s camera or your own video.
Step 2
The interpreter goes on air
From the camera booth in their browser, video only.
Step 3
Guests tap Sign
They choose the sign language and the interpreter appears beside the captions.
Good to know
What sign language on InterScribe won’t do
- 1Always a person, todayThere is no signing avatar. We are exploring one, only if Deaf signers tell us it is good enough.
- 2In betaSign language channels are in beta. Talk to a person to switch them on.
- 3External video can lagExternal video can run a few seconds behind the captions, and viewers are told so.
- 4We don’t supply interpretersNot on the self-serve plans. If you need help finding one, talk to a person.
Which plans include it
How to get it
Sign language channels are not a plan feature yet.
- BetaSign language channels: in beta and not part of any plan yet. Talk to a person and we switch it on for you.
Works well with
- Your interpretersYour people for the languages you staff.
- Live captionsEvery language we support, on every plan.
- AI voiceHear the speaker in your own language.
Where people use it
Questions about Sign language
Ask us something elseDo you provide sign language interpreters?
Not on the self-serve plans. You bring your own interpreter; talk to a person if you need help finding one.
Which sign languages can we use?
17 are in the list today, including American Sign Language, British Sign Language, Libras and Auslan.
Is there a signing avatar?
No. Today sign language always comes from a human interpreter. A signing avatar is on our roadmap as something we are exploring.
A signer beside the captions, on every screen.
Hear a recorded sample, no sign-up. Then see what it costs for your room.