Mouth movements and facial expressions can't be seen underneath a mask, which can cause significant problems for those with deafness or hearing... Smile Masks Help Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Communicate ...

In our masked-up world, the cloth masks designed to protect us from the pandemic can make it hard to communicate. "Just seeing somebody’s face and the emotion or the real message behind the words," ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When Karma Quick-Panwala was pregnant with ...

A Greenpoint woman has started making transparent face masks to help the hard of hearing who rely on reading lips obscured by more traditional face coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Somebody who ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – The communication needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities are being impacted greatly by COVID-19, which has lead to the use of a special face mask with a clear ...

(CNN) -- When Karma Quick-Panwala was pregnant with her second child, she didn't anticipate relying on the help of a 17-year-old stranger, living almost 400 miles away, during her delivery.