Healthy Living: Deaf Community Faces Challenges With Masks

460 million people worldwide are deaf or hearing-impaired; 34 million are children.

The World Health Organization says people with hearing loss benefit from early interventions and access to communication like closed captioning and sign language.

In today’s Healthy Living, we learn more on a college instructor who is working to overcome the challenges presented by COVID-19.

The National Association for the Deaf has additional recommendations for people who need assistance communicating right now.