Access Israel calls to require the medical staff treating patients infected with the Corona virus to use transparent masks to enable accessible communication for people with hearing disabilities for which reading lips is critical |
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In Israel live 800,000 people with hearing disabilities. The main communication between deaf and heard of hearing disabilities is lip reading | |||||||||
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However, the current Coronvirus situation required the medical staff to protect themselves and others by using masks that cover their mouth. This makes it impossible for people with hearing disabilities to understand what is said. . Other options are using the Google real-time transcription app or real-time brokerage center, which enable transcription and audio circuit sign language. |
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