We have had these since week 4 of the pandemic. It’s just that they are not effective masks at all.
They steam up and are expensive.
I need to lip read so I explain that and staff behind a window simply lower the mask, ones in the same room ask if that’s better than writing, scooch back away from me, and lower the mask.
Useful for when every PPE precaution is needed as well as communication, eg with my very deaf friend who recently had surgery, but not as a routine thing.
I was watching the Ed Balls Care Home doc and he used these but they didn’t seem all that useful.
It’s only taken 18 months for them to think of deaf people.
Google live transcribe is your friend. Free app. Prints on the screen in big letters what you are saying. Great for talking to deaf people with a mask on. Also good for talking through closed windows.
Another use case is working with older adults with dementia. At a higher risk of covid and in hospital settings taking that step back to drop the mask isn’t always possible. Anything tech related is a no-go as well, people tend not to really engage with it and understand it as a communication method.
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We have had these since week 4 of the pandemic. It’s just that they are not effective masks at all.
They steam up and are expensive.
I need to lip read so I explain that and staff behind a window simply lower the mask, ones in the same room ask if that’s better than writing, scooch back away from me, and lower the mask.
Useful for when every PPE precaution is needed as well as communication, eg with my very deaf friend who recently had surgery, but not as a routine thing.
I was watching the Ed Balls Care Home doc and he used these but they didn’t seem all that useful.
It’s only taken 18 months for them to think of deaf people.
Google live transcribe is your friend. Free app. Prints on the screen in big letters what you are saying. Great for talking to deaf people with a mask on. Also good for talking through closed windows.
Another use case is working with older adults with dementia. At a higher risk of covid and in hospital settings taking that step back to drop the mask isn’t always possible. Anything tech related is a no-go as well, people tend not to really engage with it and understand it as a communication method.