NOTE 1: 8 sign language user communities (Andorran, Finland-Swedish SL, German SL in Belgium, German SL in Luxembourg, Liechteinstein, Monaco, Italian SL in San Marino and Russian) had no access to sign language to sign language on public television during data collection (May 2022), so the actual number of communities covered was 43.

NOTE 2: all DURATIONS presented on this website (and in my dissertation) are weekly. All PERCENTAGES refer to weekly duration of all SL TV programmes broadcast for a single sign language user community.

Finnish Sign Language → List of TV Programmes

Finnish Sign Language TV Show 1 of 2
Mikaela & Thomas

Mikaela & Thomas Social commentary TV Show in Finnish Sign Language
FeatureValue
BroadcasterYLE
Channel
 
Yle TV1
 
Weekly time
 
0:10 (of 0:45, 22.22%)
 
Broadcast daysWeekend day(s)
Time slot
 
Before noon (09:00-12:00)
 
GenreSocial commentary
Disability aspect
 
Deafness 
Sign language source
 
Deaf-presented programmes
 
Screen layoutNot applicable
Interpreter sizeNot applicable


Finnish Sign Language TV Show 2 of 2
Uutiset viittomakielellä

Uutiset viittomakielellä News TV Show in Finnish Sign Language
FeatureValue
BroadcasterYLE
Channel
 
Yle TV1
 
Weekly time
 
0:35 (of 0:45, 77.78%)
 
Broadcast daysWeekday(s) and weekend day(s)
Time slot
 
Late afternoon (15:00-18:00)
 
GenreNews
Disability aspect
 
Deafness 
Sign language source
 
Deaf-presented programmes
 
Screen layoutNot applicable
Interpreter sizeNot applicable