Apple TV Adds Sign Language Interpretation on 13 November, Starting With Being Heumann and F1
From 13 November, Apple TV can show ASL or BSL interpretation on supported films, starting with Being Heumann and F1. How to turn it on and what's next.
Image: AppleApple is adding sign language interpretation to the Apple TV app. From Friday 13 November, viewers can watch supported titles with accompanying sign language, starting with the global premiere of Being Heumann, a film based on the true story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann.
American Sign Language and British Sign Language interpretation will also be available for F1. Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound follow later this year, with more Apple Original titles to come.
How to turn it on
Enable the feature in the Apple TV app's settings, then press the Sign Language button while watching. Titles that support it carry a Sign Language icon. You can search with phrases like "with ASL", and a new collection, Movies & Shows with American Sign Language, gathers them in one place.
Made with Deaf signers
Apple says the experience is designed and tested by Deaf and native signers, and that each performance is crafted to fit the film it interprets. Daniel Durant, who appears in Being Heumann and directed its sign language interpretation, said: "It's incredibly meaningful to see our beautiful language authentically represented onscreen."
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