Apple TV is adding sign-language interpretation as an optional accessibility setting integrated into supported films, rather than offering separate versions made specifically for Deaf viewers. When enabled, an interpreter appears in the lower-right corner of the screen and signs the dialogue. Apple says it worked with Directors of Artistic Sign Language to choose interpreters whose performances suit each film, and will not use AI-generated interpreters, reflecting feedback from the Deaf community.
The feature arrives with iOS 27.2 and starts with “Being Heumann,” a film about disability rights activist Judy Heumann, available Friday. American Sign Language and British Sign Language will also be offered for “F1,” with “Way of the Warrior Kid” and “Greyhound” among the titles planned later this year. Viewers can enable the option in Settings, then identify supported films through an icon and a list of available sign languages on each title page. Apple TV will also promote eligible titles in an editorial collection and let users search for them with terms such as “with ASL.” The launch extends Apple’s broader accessibility work and makes sign-language interpretation a selectable part of watching a film, alongside options such as captions and audio descriptions.
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