Face masks with windows mean more than smiles to deaf people

  • 📰 ABC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 27 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 51%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Face coverings to curb the spread of the coronavirus are making it hard for people who read lips to communicate.

These female autoworkers could have stayed home collecting most of their pay when their Ford factories closed. Instead, they’ve gone back to work to make medical equipment.SAN DIEGO -- Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“You can tell so much by a facial expression, so it’s proving that it can be helpful to everybody,” Helton said. The Communicator was developed before the pandemic to address a problem that lip readers have long faced in trying to understand masked workers in hospitals. The problem has been worsened by the pandemic; many interpreters for hearing-impaired people have been unable to go into medical facilities because of the highly contagiousConley, a San Diego museum worker, suddenly found himself cut off from the world.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Hell of a scoop. Can’t wait to see the ‘water is wet’ piece.

Oh God please stop. Really...stop. begging

Take the damn mask off!!!!!!!

Is facial expression or lip language more important than life?

thats the scariest f***ing thing I have ever seen!

she looks like an absolute clown

Countries around the world suffering from coronavirus call for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics. I strongly hope to cancel rather than delay a year.

Even more difficult to read lips of a dead person. Put yo mask on dammit!

This is awesome! As a hard of hearing person...it’s been so frustrating..can’t wait til masks are gone for good!

Put a mask on mr. Ugly

Excellent idea 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Creepy mask

your virus sham ended as soon as 10s of thousands were allowed and encouraged to 'protest'. Stop your bullshit

Which window? Can you call that face mask at all?

That's cursed

Thanks I didn’t need to sleep tonight anyways

White Caucasian People Be Like. ~ Baron Tremayne Caple A.K.A. Fox Man/Fox King/King Fox/Fox Foxy/Foxy Fox/Baron Fox/Baron Tremayne Fox/DJ Baron/Autism Man/Autism High Functional/Rainbow Man 🦊

Competition for TheBabylonBee is getting tougher.

Supernatural Healing Oil, A Healing balm for cancer, diabetes, tumor, HIV, ulcer, stroke and other health issues Kindly Dm if interested

I would literally rather learn ASL or like hurl myself off a cliff tbh

Jesus Christ, can wokeness get any more ridiculous?

Why not make.the whole thing clear?....

How about this mask?

Please sign and share!!! no money needed!! just sign and share please!!! Justice4Dalton BlackLivesMatter

Open the country back up

Clear plastic face shields

It looks a bit weird however the concept is cool, Thank you for thinking of deaf people

Hey mate I found a way to win big on sports betting STOP LOSING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON BETTING JOIN HIM ON TELEGRAM NOW AND WIN BIG 👇👇👇👇

I am a deaf person. We don’t just relay on lip reading, we also rely facial expressions/body language. So this is somewhat helpful, but remember clear plastic tends to fog when people breathe. Also, it’s a little creepy.

I will do the fastest data entry job perfectly. Contact me:

Or we could learn ASL.

So ?

You call yourself a news network?

Bitch what

Is he.not crazy?

Nobody cares about deaf people LOL

120,045

The Pandamic is fake. The Cops aren't real Cops. The Criminal isn't dead. Now Wake Up!!!

India and it's states launched this a while ago... COVID19

Lmao

Dangerous. If CoronaVirus is also airborne as implied, masks exposing nose & mouth could be very risky thing to do. You can always use Sign Language &/or written notes to communicate to the deaf & hearing impaired. Health

I am not deaf but being a foreigner in China I find it difficult to communicate without using my face

This is a story? No kidding ABC . Can't read lips if you can't se them.

Not in the summer time. Will only fog up.

The next discrimination outrage and riot is already upon us. 'Closed face mask's wearer's hate deaf people).

Is that a plastic window?! Worries about reading lips replaced w worries of actual suffocation

It could come in handy when it's time to muff dive. 🙂

They are instant IQ alerts. 'Hey everyone, I'm dumb enough to think fabric which doesn't stop a fart, will stop a virus..' 😂😂😂

That a man’s face under there?

Here's a better idea. Don't wear a face mask. They don't won't and are just a tool of control!

Or you could just take the stupid thing off.

my timeline would be so boring without wacky american news

Take It Off....

That’s weird. Has an assless chaps vibe. 😂😂

Just text.

That’s horrifying.

Cloth masks (not surgical or N95) are rated at 0% effective against viruses. If we both wear a cloth mask it doesn’t make a difference...0 + 0= 0. Even, the WHO now recommends you only need to wear a mask if you’re showing symptoms. Masks are symbolic not respectful.

Actually this, not a bad idea, I'm deaf in one ear and have tinnitus in my good ear in certain situations I've struggled to hear people.

And not only that the women can’t see how good looking I am!

What happens when it fogs up?

Wow... stupidity- it walks and breeds amongst us

Wow! I never thought of it that way...I apologize to those that read lips, but what is the answer? Distance lip reading? That sounds like a joke, but it is not. I have a niece that is deaf, so I want to know how to communicate safely!

By tomorrow these masks will be deemed racist.

I’ve actually enjoyed not having to see angry liberal’s mouths 😷 hope the trend continues for the commies 😬

When I come across one of the 0.38% of people who are deaf, we’ll figure something out.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 471. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

18 Breathable Face Masks, Just in Time for Summer18 face masks in breathable fabrics, such as cotton, polyester blends, and other performance fabrics. issamasihboi ye chanta az harkudum begir bede biare baram pleaseeee ♥️
Source: voguemagazine - 🏆 715. / 51 Read more »

Kylie Jenner Could Reportedly Face Jail Time Over 'Billionaire' Title Scandal'Forbes' recently revoked her 'billionaire' status. God KylieJenner just do a quick “film” like sister KimKardashian and you’ll be back to billionaire status quick. 😂😂😂 Maybe Kim can bail her out. Okay great! What about trump?
Source: papermagazine - 🏆 409. / 53 Read more »

Facebook now allows ads for some face masksFacebook has announced that it will lift the blanket ban on advertisements for face masks, which it introduced in the early weeks of the pandemic to help combat price gouging and medical supply shortages
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »

Wearing a face mask during sex can reduce COVID-19 transmission, say doctorsDoctors published recommendations for having safer sex during the coronavirus pandemic. Why even publish this No no no
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a yearNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have been... Its because they already sold it to the CIA mollywood something to make you sorta smile. Would be better if they flat out banned it, hence the sorta. Gee, aren't they magnanimous?
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

U.S. companies vow to fight racism but face critics on diversityIn the past, U.S. corporations have largely remained silent as protests erupted over killings of African-Americans by police officers. That changed with the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off a flurry of corporate statements of solidarity with the black community – along with pledges of more than $1.7 billion to advance racial justice and equity. They are just HYPOCRITES It’s ok to be on the right side of history Because you shouldn't be hiring people based on their skin color or sex. You should be basing your hiring off of who is the most qualified for the position. If you think that this will result in the hiring of disproportionately more white people, then maybe you are the racist.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »