Organizations make clear masks for deaf, hard of hearing around the world
Regular masks muffle words, obscure facial expressions, and make it impossible for the deaf and hard of hearing to read lips.
A worker of the bookbinding factory "Brochage-Renaitre", which employs mainly people with disabilities, sews a special protective mask designed with a partially transparent area that allows deaf people to read lips, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, May 19, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS)ByCELIA JEAN