{"id":32758,"date":"2026-02-26T14:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=32758"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:31:52","slug":"teams-sign-language-mode","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/teams-sign-language-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams – Sign Language Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft Teams Sign language mode<\/strong> is an accessibility feature designed to support Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing participants and sign language interpreters during meetings. When enabled, Teams prioritizes participants who are signing or interpreting by keeping their video feeds visible, larger, and higher quality – even when content is shared or other speakers are active. This helps ensure uninterrupted visual access to signing throughout the meeting.<\/p>\n \t\t

\r\n \t\t\tSign language mode is a personal setting<\/span> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t

\r\n \t\t\t\t\tEnabling it affects only your view and does not change how the meeting appears to other participants. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

For additional details, please see Microsoft documentation on Sign language mode<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enable Sign Language Mode<\/h2>\n

You can turn on Sign language mode either before<\/strong> a meeting or during<\/strong> a meeting.<\/p>\n

Enable Before a Meeting<\/h3>\n
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    1. In Microsoft Teams, click the three dot menu (…<\/strong>) near the top-right and select Settings<\/strong>.\"Opening<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Under the Accessibility section, toggle on the Sign language mode.\"Sign<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Once Sign Language Mode is on, you can select your role:\n