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Transparent masks made to assist deaf, hard-of-hearing

Title (Dublin Core)

Transparent masks made to assist deaf, hard-of-hearing

Description (Dublin Core)

A print news article and accompanying video discussing the challenge the increase use of masks to prevent the spread of covid-19 has presented for those with hearing impairments who may rely on lip reading. To accommodate for this a local couple have started making masks with clear plastic windows over the mouth.
masks, disability, accommodation, health and wellness

Date (Dublin Core)

May 26, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Bruce Deachman

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Hope Gresser

Type (Dublin Core)

news article

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Ottawa Citizen

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Art & Design
English Community Service
English Health & Wellness
English News coverage
English Cities & Suburbs
English Technology

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mask
accommodation
deaf
lip reading
Canada
Kanata
Ontario
Lexan
design
see-through

Collection (Dublin Core)

Deaf, deaf, and HOH Perspectives
Canada
Disability

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/09/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

06/18/2020
03/21/2021
06/20/2021
04/17/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

05/26/2020

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This item was submitted on June 9, 2020 by Hope Gresser using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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