As people continue to wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, one group is finding this new practice particularly challenging. Those who are hearing-impaired rely on reading lips to communicate, so ...

Experts at Hong Kong Lingnan University have created a new transparent face mask which they say enables barrier-free communication. While it's a breakthrough for the hearing impaired who may need to ...

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A Swiss team has spent the past two years developing a transparent, breathable material that it hopes will replace traditional face masks. With the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have become a ...

It's not the first face mask to include a transparent area to help those with hearing impairments communicate. But this 3D-printed one is fully transparent and reuseable. Compulsory mask-wearing has ...

"Deaf people really rely on expression and facial cues, and a lot of hard of hearing individuals rely on lip reading," tells PEOPLE Nigel Smith is the Senior Movies News Editor for PEOPLE. He is an ...

Imagine being deaf and not being able to take your cues from a person speaking to you because a mask shields their mouth. That is why transparent face masks and shields, while costly compared with ...

At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, it's becoming increasingly hard to remember what it's like to half-smile at a passerby in public — because, face masks. Enter, the latest innovation in ...

A sign language translator with a transparent face mask Photo: screenshot of a video of Xinhua on Sina Weibo As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on and face masks become a normal part of daily life, the ...