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Mask-making for those who can't hear

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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Mask-making for those who can't hear
Mask-making for those who can't hear
Mask-making for those who can't hear

A LANGUAGE BARRIER FOR THEDEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND MOUTHMOVEMENTS... ARE KEY PARTSOF COMMUNICATION FOR THATCOMMUNITY... SO A MASK GETSIN THE WAY.

WELL, SOMEOKLAHOMANS ARE SEWING UP ANEW DESIGN.

IT'S A FACE MASKTHAT HAS A CLEAR MATERIALOVER THE MOUTH.THE PEOPLE MAKING THESE...ARE PART OF THE FACEBOOKGROUP CALLED "MASKS FOROKLAHOMA." THEY HAVE OVERTWO HUNDRED REQUESTS.

THEIRFIRST ORDER CAME FROM THEHAPPY HANDS EDUCATIONCENTER."Their communication has tobe in person.

They're lipreading, they're watchingfacial expressions.""It's something that's nearand dear to our heart alittle bit.

When I saw it,I wanted to take it on."FALYN HARRIS SAYS... HERMASK- MAKING GROUP ISDONATION-BASED... ANDTHEY'RE LOOKING FORVOLUNTEERS.

CHECK THEM OUTONLINE.NEARLY 30-MILLION OF US HAVEUSED D- N-A TEST KITS TO

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