Help
- How do I sign up?
- How do I record or upload a video?
- How do I get my YouTube videos on DVTV?
- How do I change my username?
- Does my DVTV username have to match my YouTube username?
- Why was my video comment removed?
- Can hearing people join?
- I forgot my password. How do I reset it?
- What is the difference between "views" and "visits"?
- My YouTube account says "inactive." How do I fix it?
- Where is the R-List?
- How do I stop a YouTube video from showing on DVTV?
- How do I delete a video from DVTV?
- How do I change a video title?
- Are masks allowed?
- Someone is bothering me. What can I do?
- What is the difference between blocking and hiding?
- I need help with a mental health crisis.
Click here to create your free account.
There are two ways to share videos on DVTV:
Record a video:
You need a DVTV account, a camera, and a web browser like Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari. Your browser will ask for permission to use your camera — click "Allow."
To create a vlog, click the icon in the top menu, then use the Record tab to record with your camera.
To record a video comment, open any vlog and click the "Record" button below the video.
Upload a video:
Click the icon in the top menu and choose the Upload tab to upload a video file from your computer or phone.
Record a video:
You need a DVTV account, a camera, and a web browser like Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari. Your browser will ask for permission to use your camera — click "Allow."
To create a vlog, click the icon in the top menu, then use the Record tab to record with your camera.
To record a video comment, open any vlog and click the "Record" button below the video.
Upload a video:
Click the icon in the top menu and choose the Upload tab to upload a video file from your computer or phone.
Go to the YouTube page and add your YouTube account.
Your videos must:
1) Have sign language
2) Show your face in at least one video
Once approved, any new public video you upload to YouTube will automatically show up on DVTV within about an hour. Make sure your videos are set to "public" and "embeddable."
Your videos must:
1) Have sign language
2) Show your face in at least one video
Once approved, any new public video you upload to YouTube will automatically show up on DVTV within about an hour. Make sure your videos are set to "public" and "embeddable."
Usernames can only be changed a few times. Email [email protected] to request a change.
No. They can be different.
A video comment can be removed for three reasons:
- The vlogger deleted it from their own vlog
- Other users flagged it, and enough flags were reached
- A DVTV admin removed it for breaking the R-List rules
- The vlogger deleted it from their own vlog
- Other users flagged it, and enough flags were reached
- A DVTV admin removed it for breaking the R-List rules
Yes! Anyone who knows sign language is welcome.
Click here to reset your password.
A view is counted every time someone watches a vlog.
A visit is counted once every 30 minutes. So if you watch the same vlog 3 times in 30 minutes, that counts as 3 views but only 1 visit.
A visit is counted once every 30 minutes. So if you watch the same vlog 3 times in 30 minutes, that counts as 3 views but only 1 visit.
If you haven’t uploaded a video to YouTube in over 6 months, DVTV turns off your YouTube connection to save resources. Go to the YouTube page and click "Re-activate" next to your account.
The R-List has the rules for DVTV. All vloggers and commenters are expected to follow it.
Set your YouTube video to "private" or "unlisted." Private videos are removed from DVTV automatically.
If you want some videos public on YouTube but not on DVTV, use two YouTube accounts — one connected to DVTV and one not.
If you want some videos public on YouTube but not on DVTV, use two YouTube accounts — one connected to DVTV and one not.
Log in and go to your vlogger page. Each video has an "X" in the top right corner. Click it to delete.
If it’s a YouTube video, delete it from YouTube first.
If it’s a YouTube video, delete it from YouTube first.
Log in and go to your vlogger page. Click on any video title to edit it. Press Enter to save.
Masks are not allowed in video comments. If you want to make a creative video with a mask, upload it as a vlog instead.
You can block them. Go to your Block List to add a user. Blocked users cannot comment on your vlogs.
Block: The person cannot leave video comments on your vlogs. They will know they are blocked.
Hide: You won’t see the person’s videos or comments, but they won’t know you hid them.
Hide: You won’t see the person’s videos or comments, but they won’t know you hid them.
You can reach out to 988 Videophone by calling 988 with a VP number.
988 Lifeline offers support in American Sign Language (ASL).
988 Lifeline offers support in American Sign Language (ASL).
