At the entrance to the National Institute for Deaf Youth (INJS) in Paris, the director of the establishment makes a small sign to a teenager, to tell him to put on his mask correctly.
Smiling, the young man points to the lollipop he has in his mouth.
"
Well let's see
..." sighs Élodie Hémery.
Here more than elsewhere, masks pose a real communication problem.
This summer, the institute received, thanks to the Agir pour audition foundation, 300 transparent objects.
These “smile” masks, which reveal the mouth, facilitate “lip” reading, an essential complement to sign language and hearing aids.
"
Better than nothing
," believes the director, who describes the conditions of teaching and care
"in degraded mode".
“But in a matter of seconds, they steam up.
We are waiting for the inclusive masks, which the government wears.
We have just ordered 500 for our teachers, speech therapists, psychomotor therapists and psychologists
. ”
Machines
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