Health
I’m Deaf. When mask-wearing came along, I had to rebuild my world – The Guardian
Masks prevent me from lipreading and using facial cues to communicate –hearing people need to be more open to communicating in different ways with strangers
Since mask-wearing began, my world has disappeared. I was born partially deaf, and masks prevent me from lipreading and using facial cues to communicate.
Im not alone. Over 460 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss according to the World Health Organization. So how are people who are d/Deaf (lower case refers to the physical condition of deafness, capital D refers to the Deaf community) or hard of hearing surviving mask mandates?
It also makes me wonder, is my mask less safe bec…
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