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This woman is making masks more accessible for people with hearing loss

Director of Empowering Deaf Society Mangai Sutharsan, puts on a partially transparent mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ilford, London, Britain, July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay - RC2L3I9PRM9C

Face value: Transparent masks can help, not just for people relying on lip reading, but everyone. Image: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Kate Whiting
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