by klondike mary » Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:34 pm
t maybe prevents them to see labial? Or it disturbs ear sensors (maybe with an echo)? Does it disturb them when walking on street? When tal,ig with other people? When talking with other deaf people? Or maybe it prevents them to make some of the gesture language involving mouth/head in general?
Earnest
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Many deaf people depend on lip-reading when dealing with 'civilians' (hearing people). Masks make this impossible. Many deaf people, and hearing people as well, when using ASL, really put their heart, soul, and facial expressions into it. Masks also make this difficult.
See-through plastic cones would somewhat modify these problems. But even see-through protection would keep the wearer from touching his/her face (which spreads the contagion). And a lot of signs in ASL involve touching the head and/or face - for example the signs for 'mother,' 'father,' 'grandmother,' etc.
Places fingers to chin, moves hand out. That's ASL for 'Thank You for taking part.'