Are clear masks helpful? [CC]

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  • @eilishf6005
    @eilishf6005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2848

    I think "hearing is hard" is my new favourite way to referring to my hearing loss now.

    • @ameliaford4338
      @ameliaford4338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It deserves merch!

    • @hopegold883
      @hopegold883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also, combine this with the last comment, and it’s true for all Americans. Just add a pic of our pres.

    • @MB-gs3lz
      @MB-gs3lz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It reminds me of the merch of the channel Evan and Kaitlyn 'words are hard' which would fit perfectly for Claudia! :)

    • @blisles7626
      @blisles7626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Not sure there is a name for it but for me it's more like processing sound is hard. I can hear things but if there's a lot of different sounds, they don't even have to be loud, I struggle to understand what's going on. To the point of in lectures I can't process things if there's people whispering or lots of paper rustling because I'll zone out and not follow what's going on.
      Edit: it is true. Words are hard.

    • @custard6548
      @custard6548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same lol

  • @JesperDramsch
    @JesperDramsch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2840

    Everyone watching outside of Britain, remember that "sign language" is not international.

    • @radish-xd6zz
      @radish-xd6zz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      I was just wondering how different ASL is from other forms of sign....

    • @serenamaria6989
      @serenamaria6989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      I seem to remember Jessica did a video with a friend from the US about the differences between BSL & ASL but I'm not sure if it was on Jessica's channel or her friends.

    • @zucchinigreen
      @zucchinigreen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      We know. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago and we have TTSL.

    • @mendysherwood3162
      @mendysherwood3162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Acually American sign language is closer to French sign language than British! The ASL alphabet is almost exactly the same as the French sign alphabet!

    • @reachandler3655
      @reachandler3655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It's not just different countries with differences in sign language. There's also regional variations, signs in Birmingham (UK) are different to many in Derby for example.

  • @rebeccamartens4192
    @rebeccamartens4192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1809

    As someone with hearing loss, I didn't realize how reliant I was on lip-reading until COVID.

    • @OK-hi5ym
      @OK-hi5ym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      SAME!!! I remember the first time I went to the grocery store and everything was confusing and different and all the staff telling you what to do were wearing masks and I was just standing there like “you are definitely talking to me but I have literally not a clue what you said” I just kept saying “what” over and over. I now have to bring someone with me who can hear fine or just straight up say (probably too loudly but I can’t tell 🤷🏻‍♀️) “I’m sorry I can’t hear/understand you” and luckily they can normally just gesture or point. But honestly I’ve found myself ordering groceries online and picking them up so I don’t have to deal with the hassle of the store

    • @Greengiraffe10
      @Greengiraffe10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I feel the same. I keep unconsciously stepping closer to people to compensate for not being able to lip read and it’s just all bad. 😔

    • @CatBarefield
      @CatBarefield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I don’t have hearing loss but i do rely on lip reading a lot more than i thought... not entirely sure why

    • @erinpeterson3202
      @erinpeterson3202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i have a processing disorder and had the same discovery!

    • @TechBearSeattle
      @TechBearSeattle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I feel you. My problem is not hearing but in processing: my brain has trouble disentangling meaningful language from background noise. I've known this for years, but it is only now that I've realized how much I have relied on lip reading when out in public.

  • @ashenwalls3558
    @ashenwalls3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I didn't realise how bad my hearing is until everyone around me was wearing masks. I've had trouble fully hearing people for a while, but WOW not being able to see people's faces, plus the muffling effect, made things waaay harder!

    • @TheWipal
      @TheWipal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      it's so funny, a few times in my life ive said something along the lines of "wait, what'd you say? i cant see." to friends and family when im not wearing glasses, they're confused but really, all the senses work together! 🤣

    • @noranberry
      @noranberry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes absolutely! Chatting with my dad with his mask on was nearly impossible. I have hearing loss in my left ear and ended up moving to the other side, which helped. But he also mumbles.

    • @ashavila7999
      @ashavila7999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. It's made everything more difficult.

    • @dramaqueenlp
      @dramaqueenlp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same.

    • @isabellezachary9917
      @isabellezachary9917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. I always knew I relied on it a bit but WOW hearing really is hard

  • @panguin75
    @panguin75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3677

    Appreciate the sympathy for us Americans and our largely terrible leadership

    • @firefly24601
      @firefly24601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      The US and the UK do seem to be in a race to see whose governments can be the worst...

    • @cheryllee7335
      @cheryllee7335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      so true!

    • @caitlinjopepe541
      @caitlinjopepe541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yeah about the only thing we have people beat on is masks. To you know, make up for any actual action.

    • @kittycatgaminghayley6210
      @kittycatgaminghayley6210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Julia Dean Governor Charlie Baker(R) of Massachusetts is doing a great job.

    • @tobias5843
      @tobias5843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Ayo, yeah, Cuomo's doing his best. But the US is pretty screwed

  • @marilee42
    @marilee42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +873

    It would be great if sign language was taught in schools since pre school as well, I think...

    • @AN-ou6qu
      @AN-ou6qu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Would be cool to take sign language as a class

    • @landiodo
      @landiodo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      it is taught in most infant and toddler classrooms in the States.

    • @AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs
      @AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      landiodo where? I’ve never had one

    • @landiodo
      @landiodo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs The infant/toddler classes are part of the curriculum in day care centers. Adults can take classes in most junior colleges here in California.

    • @lellums
      @lellums 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was lucky and went to a school with a deaf unit. We greeted teachers and each other, sung songs and did certain activities all while signing. We also had regular contact with the deaf students and their specialist teachers. I can still get by with the absolute basics and the alphabet when I see someone struggling, even though I was 10 when I left that school. Proof that it's a great skill for kids to learn and use.

  • @Leena79
    @Leena79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1331

    I realised an interesting thing watching this video: I'm on the autism spectrum, and for me, understanding if people are serious or joking is also difficult, only for different reasons. I can hear just fine, but often fail to read the facial expressions, unless I'm talking to someone I know well. Autism is also kinda something that becomes a disability when dealing with other people. Which is why I've been mostly doing fine with the whole social distancing. But I think I'll take your advice and start learning sign language.

    • @HarryLovesRuth
      @HarryLovesRuth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      My daughter has non-auditory communication difficulties and masks make it harder for her to understand what is being said.

    • @lisam5744
      @lisam5744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      My grandson is on the autism spectrum and sometimes he even doesn't quite understand me when I'm being 'funny' and I have to remember to speak a little more clear about what I mean to him.

    • @mouseluva
      @mouseluva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      To be honest, I don't mind wearing a mask because it means I don't have to be doing any masking! Reduces the effort of conversations when almost all of my face is covered up so facial expressions are unnecessary!

    • @gnome5051
      @gnome5051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I'm autistic too and can't communicate well at all without lipreading, as I discovered when everyone started wearing masks. Obviously I am not against masks, it just makes communication HARD for me.

    • @HKittenm
      @HKittenm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I'm also on the autism spectrum, and the struggle with brain seeming to be on a delay/continuing on a topic the others are already done with were huge things I could relate to. By the time my brain has caught up, processed what exactly is going on in the conversation, and formulated a semi-socially adept reply, everyone has moved on. I also NEED facial expressions to get at least some idea of how I should take what they said, because I'm terrible at determining vocal tone. Deadpan sarcasm and jokes are hell for me.

  • @irisl2508
    @irisl2508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    While I am not deaf, I never realized how much I relied on being able to see a persons mouth while they spoke until masks were required. I swear I couldn't understand half of what people were saying or if they were even talking to me (really bad since I am in an essential service industry). It has been quite an adjustment.

    • @amandaschwarz5745
      @amandaschwarz5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Auditory processing disorder. While I can't read lips fluently, it definitely helps with comprehension

    • @ameliewiseman744
      @ameliewiseman744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I went into my local cafe/bakery the other day and it was so busy I could barely hear myself think. Everyone was wearing masks and I couldn’t self serve and ended up just wildly pointing through the plexiglass in the vague direction of the cake I wanted. Stressful and gives me a new appreciation for people who struggle regularly.

    • @ImPeterCriss
      @ImPeterCriss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. I can hear, but sometimes at work, I can't tell when customers are talking to me or if they are at another till because I can't see their lips move. Apparently I've gotten quite good at filtering out the filler noise of announcements and such. 😅

  • @ViatorRex
    @ViatorRex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Despite not being deaf I do understand the conversation problems. I'm currently living in a city where I have to use my second language, and while I can follow conversations, by the time I've deciphered the language and formed a response, the topic has changed.

    • @AirConditioningFW
      @AirConditioningFW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      When I lived in a country where the majority of people spoke my second language it was hard to adjust to everyone speaking with a mask because of the muffling effect... sometimes people just pulled down their masks to talk to me while I was a meter in front of them... :/

    • @puetwa
      @puetwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I work in the shop, with loud music, using my third language, being deaf on one side. Now that's a challenge sometimes ;)

    • @angelikaskoroszyn8495
      @angelikaskoroszyn8495 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It reminds me of the time I visited my family in England. Nothing could prepare me for local dialects

  • @kayleehog
    @kayleehog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    I never thought about this before but as someone with ADHD I have a tendency to not only talk quickly, but to change subjects semi-naturally without realizing it. The conversation will start as an answer to my favorite fruit take a detour through three different slightly related topics and then end in a story about my mom that has no relation to the original topic but was related to the topic before it. I don’t even realize I’m changing topics when I’m changing them so I can see how a person who relies on lip reading may have trouble talking to me.

    • @stormagedon3852
      @stormagedon3852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I had this exact same thought while watching this, I'm going to make a conscious effort to be careful to stay on track around the people with hearing difficulties that I know, but I'd never really considered it before

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I have ADHD and do the same. I'm also dealing with hearing issues... great combination. Hopefully It's a temporary issue.

    • @Firedeath25
      @Firedeath25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was thinking something similar with my tendency to change my speech patterns. I'm American but I watch/listen to a lot of international stuff and I have a bad habit of randomly saying a word/sentence with a different accent or using a non-native phrase

    • @thebigvee137
      @thebigvee137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Firedeath25 same. Also I have a lot friends from different parts of the US and one of my British friends told me after I had been talking to my friend from Texas that I all the sudden had a Texas accent which I had no clue that I had just gained.

    • @larkhaven1582
      @larkhaven1582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thebigvee137 it's kind of interesting how we tend to adapt to the way people we are with speak. accents, speech patterns, specific words, etc. when I#m with my swiss friend or people who speak with Swabian accent I kinda adapt to that. also got the habit of adding a "no?" after questions cause french people i had around me during voluntary service used to do that xD

  • @Shenan-again
    @Shenan-again 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2315

    “Then again 40% of my audience is American” 😂😂😂 i just about died

    • @lelalu101
      @lelalu101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ugh yes

    • @lizard3479
      @lizard3479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I felt that so hard. “Sorry, guys.”

    • @chapplepeach29
      @chapplepeach29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂

    • @majiaqua6670
      @majiaqua6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME😂😂

    • @fablefear
      @fablefear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      “I just about died” that’s us in America 😔

  • @erinpeterson3202
    @erinpeterson3202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    i dont know if this holds true for deafness, but as someone with a processing disorder, it helps a lot if you rephrase when i dont understand you. my brain heard gibberish the first time and if you say the same thing again, im likely to hear the same gibberish again but rephrasing it often can break through!

    • @ginasullens1816
      @ginasullens1816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      No, it really helps! I have moderate to severe hearing loss and rephrasing makes all the difference. I always felt weird trying to explain this but I'm so glad that you've expressed this as well.

    • @Ash-up9gl
      @Ash-up9gl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I have Auditory processing disorder too and rephrasing really helps!

    • @kezkai
      @kezkai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Oh! I have partial hearing loss as well as auditory processing issues and I do this for people all of the time because I know how frustrating it is to hear the exact same thing 5 times and still hear gibberish!

    • @colettelee1162
      @colettelee1162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I try to always rephrase when people don't understand me the first time! A few people give me weird looks (Americans, eh), but sometimes people look relieved. Glad to know it helps some folks!

    • @atlastarron7634
      @atlastarron7634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have never felt so validated before. Thank you for telling me how to handle the gibbish

  • @Xxxypher
    @Xxxypher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    I'd much rather have been taught BSL in school rather than being forced to learn Latin for two years.

    • @zahza2707
      @zahza2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      James MacLeod Exactly, much more useful

    • @lilianesisi3122
      @lilianesisi3122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, they should really give more options, sign language would be far more interesting tbh.

    • @alisonremusandlil
      @alisonremusandlil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I studied Latin for 2 years and then American Sign Language for 2 years. I loved learning both, and ASL is useful in real life about 1000% more than Latin! :)

    • @adiidi
      @adiidi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my school in Canada you had the choice to learn ASL instead of having to learn another second language like French, Spanish or German. It's a great idea, I think it should even be mandatory

    • @Xxxypher
      @Xxxypher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adiidi Sign language is a second language, and is an essential language. From learning BSL I've found the sentence structure is almost similar to Japanese.

  • @rutlandm1
    @rutlandm1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1569

    "Then again, 40 percent of my audience is American... Sorry, guys."
    Yes, yes, yes. Send help! The level of dangerous, willful ignorance about this pandemic in the US is horrifying. 😬

    • @chapplepeach29
      @chapplepeach29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂 love Jessica

    • @linasayshush
      @linasayshush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me, the 0.01% of her audience that is Brazilian: 🙃

    • @Geeky.rainbow.vampire
      @Geeky.rainbow.vampire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      On thevbright side my state might start making people wear masks soon since we're spiking so badly rn

    • @anapaulalvto
      @anapaulalvto 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@linasayshush eu sinto sua dor

    • @LuckyBadger
      @LuckyBadger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In Israel, there is a 500 shekel fine if you are outside without a mask, and the police are quick to enforce it! You can't get on any public transportation without a mask, either. The bus drivers will flat out refuse to let you on, and if you try, they will stop the bus and call the police.

  • @sophialopez5826
    @sophialopez5826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I'm currently studying medicine in Mexico. There is a course that we are taking to learn LSM (Mexican sign language) so we can communicate with patients. I think other medical schools might want to integrate that, it seems like a useful skill for patient communication.

  • @TechBearSeattle
    @TechBearSeattle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    "You could all just learn sign language, though."
    Alas, that wouldn't necessarily help: I know American Sign, which is related to French Sign. British Sign is an entirely different language :(

    • @Orynae
      @Orynae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I was thinking about learning some ASL a couple years ago, while I was living in the US, but got discouraged before I even started because I was planning to move to France soonish (which I did, last year!), so it seemed silly to go to all that trouble to learn the "wrong" language. And now that I'm in France, I'm like "but what if I learn French sign language and then I realize ASL is more useful"
      I should just pick one lmao

    • @TechBearSeattle
      @TechBearSeattle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@Orynae - American Sign was introduced to the US by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, an American who opened a school for the deaf in 1817. To help the students communicate, he brought Laurent Clerc to teach the gestural "speech" that had been developed at the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris, which became the basis of French Sign. The French model was so successful that French Sign became the basis for Dutch, German, Irish, and Russian Sign, among others. While these languages have evolved separately, the grammar and many signs are still similar enough to be mutually intelligible in a limited way. The finger spelling alphabets are the same, with Russian being slightly different to account for Cyrillic characters.
      British Sign, and the British finger spelling alphabet, developed entirely in the UK. It used in Scotland and Wales, and became the basis for Australian and New Zealand Sign.
      That said, ANY sign language would be useful, and it would not be difficult to learn a number of phrases such as "Hello" and "Can I write in English?" in several different forms.

    • @juniper617
      @juniper617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Orynae just learn the alphabet for whichever country you go to.

    • @LittleBarracuda
      @LittleBarracuda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, and i live in a small country with 4 official languages so chances are big that if i travel 1h in one direction deaf people would use another sign language.

    • @softly.blooming
      @softly.blooming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m studying Korean right now and i’m thinking about learning ASL next, and then Korean sign language.

  • @kyetes.866
    @kyetes.866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    I had a very similar experience at Stanford cardiology, except rather than accommodating my communication needs the staff banned my partner/caregiver at the front door and snapped at me when I asked them to remove their masks. (If they did, they put them back on mid-sentence. They also had no interpreters, wouldn't write things down, and the echocardiogram tech had her back fully turned to me for most of the time. The specialist consults were telehealth-only, but after a couple weeks of asking over and over, I was told on the day of the telehealth appointment that they couldn't provide captions/transcriptions or have an interpreter, or use chat. They said I would need "a paper from my doctor" if I wanted them to let my partner in but wouldn't explain wtf that paper was or what they needed- notwithstanding the fact that I couldn't uhhh, communicate with the doctor because they'd banned my partner from going in with me.

    • @laurens7731
      @laurens7731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Honestly I think I'd have started crying or shouting at people in that situation! Like just say 'SORRY BUT YOU NEED TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE YOUR MASK OFF I AM DEAF"..... I feel for you 💕💕💕

    • @darlingdahlia1109
      @darlingdahlia1109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Under the ADA and most insurance contacts (assuming you are in the US), they have to provide you with an interpreter. You can also contact your insurance to see if they can provide one for you.

    • @HarryLovesRuth
      @HarryLovesRuth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      If you are in the US, start complaining about the ADA violations as disruptively as you possibly can. If the twerps who made those "I don't have a mask and you can't make me" are going to threaten people with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those who need accommodation should at least be able to make a scene. (Easier said than done. When I was hospitalized to give birth, my internal monologue was, "If I comply with my captors, perhaps they will let me go.") ❤️

    • @EmilyDeArdowriting
      @EmilyDeArdowriting 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Gosh, I feel your pain so much. Sigh. I've INSISTED that my dad be able to come with me, otherwise, we can't have an appointment. We have to hash all this out before I even get close to the front door otherwise it's ridiculous. And then, yeah, changes the DAY OF are super special too. Sigh. Seriously come super close to crying meltdown.

    • @EmilyDeArdowriting
      @EmilyDeArdowriting 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@darlingdahlia1109 Well the problem with that is that they often assume this is an "ASL interpreter." I'm not fluent in ASL, especially not medical signs.I know a *little* ASL. I've had places actually send me an ASL interpreter who starts signing to me and I go, wait, what? Didn't get that. Sorry. Why they won't just let me BRING MY OWN PERSON is so beyond me....
      I've also actually had airline employees SNEAK UP ON ME to see if I really am hard of hearing, and try to see if they can see my CI under my hair. That wasn't fun or anything.

  • @TheGPFilmMaker
    @TheGPFilmMaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "I'm not here to tell you how to make one marginalized group's life harder to make another marginalized group's life better" is my new life motto

  • @RachelAnnTaylor
    @RachelAnnTaylor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    If I feel uncomfortable communicating with people as a fully abled person, I can’t say enough how much I respect anyone who is HOH or deaf during this time. You are lovely as always and I’m sending all the love!

  • @minksrule2196
    @minksrule2196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Anyone watching from Australia, there is a children's TV show called Sally and possum on ABC and it is entirely in auslan. I think it would help adults and children to at least learn a few signs.

  • @Olivia-jw5sd
    @Olivia-jw5sd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    First of all - I died laughing at "She's saying mushroom but she really means tomato" 😂 I found that way too relatable.
    But this is something I've been thinking a lot about lately. I'm a teacher who tries to be highly conscious of the different ways my students might need to take in information - whether they're deaf, have a disability that affects their auditory processing, etc. I've seen this conversation around masks a lot lately, with a couple of people saying the windows really don't help for a lot of the reasons you mention and that an entirely clear mask/face shield would be better. But then, as you said, they're on the pricey side and who is going to pay for all the teachers to have them? (Answer: the teachers are going to pay for them because we pay for everything 😭)
    I don't know what the point of this comment was other than I'm anxious about school this fall. But anyway, love your videos.

    • @okestperson6016
      @okestperson6016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe try to work on some sign language with your students. I learned how to count in asl in 2nd or 3rd grade and it stuck with me until I took asl in high school

    • @zokoravonyensloh
      @zokoravonyensloh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think learning some basic sign language would be helpful. Also if you have some sort of projektor (is that what they are called? the things you can connect to your laptop to throw a picture at the wall or one of those old fashion onse where you need the clear plastic sheets) you could write the needed information down and just show it while you are teaching. So they can read along, it might not be the best solution but it might work ^^

    • @Olivia-jw5sd
      @Olivia-jw5sd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I definitely have some basic ASL and use a lot of visuals in the classroom. Lip reading and facial expressions are just another piece of the puzzle that could really help students.

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A regular medical face shield is not the same as one of the hooded things she was talking about. Face shields are cheap ($20-30 or less), and work fairly well. They block outgoing droplets as well as a mask, and do the same for incoming droplets. They obviously can't filter smaller airborne particles like a mask might, however, so best for lower exposure settings like outside or in areas with good ventilation. They also have the advantage that they don't touch your face, so they're cooler to wear, easier to breathe in and don't produce facial irritation that tends to lead to increase face-touching and mask adjusting. And they protect the eyes, which are another route of potential infection. You need to make sure you get one that goes ear to ear, forehead to below chin, and have a foam forehead rest to block droplets coming in from above from taller people.

    • @kaitlynnp582
      @kaitlynnp582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's awesome that you're thinking about these things! I'm hard of hearing, and really simple things helped me a lot in school - sitting in the front couple of rows, on the side of the classroom that allows my functional ear to face the teacher, and the microphones my teachers wore that amplified their voices to a speaker in the center of the ceiling. Also just a touch of patience if I didn't respond to my name immediately went so so far.

  • @nervodyne
    @nervodyne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    "Then again 40% of my audience is American so probably not. Sorry guys."
    Believe me, we're sorry too. Someone please send escape pods for the sane people that are wearing masks and staying indoors, we don't want to be here anymore either.

    • @fabuloushatlady7812
      @fabuloushatlady7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I feel like I’m back in middle school again where two kids messed around, and we all had to run three miles the next day.

    • @34weaselsinatrenchcoat11
      @34weaselsinatrenchcoat11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hey us "insane" folks wear masks too

    • @peiithos
      @peiithos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We are begging for help

    • @leiajiang7877
      @leiajiang7877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live with a trump support oldet brother who acts like a baby. Steals my shit after giving it back threaten to hit me, says ill die before giving it back, pours water on me, and told me i need a good beating. Im just seeing so much parallels to trump and it's really hard to keep my sanity. Entitled, LOTS of rationalization, acts like a baby, and not give a shit about anyone else.

    • @thebigvee137
      @thebigvee137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@leiajiang7877 I'm sorry. Hope things get better for you.😊 and don't listen to what the giant man babies say.

  • @beththebubbly69
    @beththebubbly69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The good thing about the signs you gave as examples (Can I help you?, hospital, doctor, and ambulance) is those are almost exactly how they are in ASL as well!!

  • @desktopkitty
    @desktopkitty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As someone who is not hearing impaired, I still find being able to see a person's whole face very helpful. I'm a very visual person and just from a person's expression I can often tell what a person is feeling or thinking without them having to say anything. When I can no longer see the person's entire face, I feel like half of my ability to know what that person is communicating has been lost.

  • @AllOfMyLoveTess
    @AllOfMyLoveTess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "Maybe your country is more sensible" sent me. I had to pause because I was laughing so hard there were tears. Dear lord do I wish the US got their ish together.

  • @illiengalene2285
    @illiengalene2285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I actually push a initiative for invisible disability in LARP(live Action role playing) because it's causing problems and people not enjoying their stay. Some people have hearing disabilities, some PTSD, some Autism or other invisible impairments. So we thought about a glow in the dark sign, so you're recommend to be approached with caution when you're wearing it.
    I am autistic, I don't want to get touched or conflict play. My partner has PTSD and can get triggered, when approached by men especially in the night.
    My friends have hearing problems and need to lip read, just a quick, "What do you need?" Is all we need.
    Not getting touched without warning or talked from behind. 🤷‍♀️

    • @translarrybutz
      @translarrybutz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Im autistic and have been interested in roleplaying so this could be a really good idea!!
      Maybe it could be some bands on the persons arms since the arms are usually visible no matter where you're facing
      Or a crown type thing visible all around the wearers head, or a belt, any clearly visible from all angles thing that would always be visible on someones costume

    • @hellomoron
      @hellomoron 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They do something like this at a horror show in my town. The actors are all dressed in gore/masks but they give out light sticks that people or kids can carry to show that they don't want to be jumped out at. It's really awesome and everyone's happy to have the sticks because they look cool in the dark.

    • @Panya.V
      @Panya.V 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have light up arm bands that I bought for when I take my dog for walks at night. There are all kinds of light up, glowing, and reflective things for night runners. I also got my dog a cut-to-size light up collar, which would be cool to wear as a crown.
      I also thought, as a more DIY kind of thing, that you could get a bottle of glow in the dark paint and make your own awareness signs, even if it's just shapes cut out of cloth that you pin to your shirt or something.

  • @sabinahertzum9728
    @sabinahertzum9728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I wear a mask when I’m cutting hair at a home for the elderly - many of them are really hard of hearing and it can be difficult connecting with them during a session....
    I don’t really find it hard not talking during a haircut, because I know most of them well, but I HATE that they are not able to see my smile when I see them!!
    They have been SO lonely and I can tell that many of them have lost more will to live during lockdown, because they are lonely!!
    So I’ve been the first person outside staff they have seen in months, and they can’t hear me, and can’t see me smile at them to show them how happy I am to see them again - it breaks my heart!!

    • @staceyfell7666
      @staceyfell7666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Could you do thumbs up or make a smile with you finger and thumb?( might be how death people say happy, I'm sorry I dont remember)

    • @sabinahertzum9728
      @sabinahertzum9728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Stacey Fell - we are talking about people who need a lot of help - many with dementia and other mind altering things - I’ve tried the thumbs up, but as most are 80 and older they don’t always know what is meant by the thumb..
      There is a difference between deaf people like Jessica and elderly who are in need of hearing aids, and because of things like dementia not always are ‘in their right mind’...
      That’s why I miss the smile thing because even a person with severe dementia can understand a smile....

    • @annabelleweston3624
      @annabelleweston3624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Would you be able to get a face shield instead of a mask? Then they would know you're smiling/talking when they look at you

    • @sabinahertzum9728
      @sabinahertzum9728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Annabelle Weston - that’s not realistic either - I’ve been asked that before - but remember that a faceshield is to stop droplets from hitting the wearer - it won’t stop my droplets from getting in the air....
      And while cutting hair I stand close to and above the clients face - even if I stand behind them with a faceshield, the risk is that my droplets can be breathed in by them!!
      And I would feel HORRIBLE if I was the cause of an outbreak at a home!!!
      Here in Denmark most of the ones who die from covid are over 60 - and the older the more die - so if I without knowing bring covid in to that setting it could kill a LOT of people :(
      Homes are not my only clientele - I cut hair on all sorts of people - from really young kids to the very old.. and while young kids are not prone to get really sick - the old people are!!
      The faceshield is only really good if you are literally face to face - not when I’m walking around someone with my face above theirs...

    • @mzmoon100
      @mzmoon100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so sorry! Would you be able to use a mask with a clear panel then?

  • @Legal.Knievel
    @Legal.Knievel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My son's neurologist is deaf and they had me switch out my mask for a mask with a clear window, which I thought was pretty cool!

  • @EliHooke
    @EliHooke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've had hearing difficulties longer than I can remember. It's like every eight or tenth word sounds like the person is mumbling. But my hearing tests as a kid always came back normal. It was kinda assumed I was imagining it and just had to adapt on my own using captions, context, lip reading, and just accepting there's a point in the conversation that I'm going to get too far behind and just have to move on.
    But it got nearly impossible after everyone started wearing masks. Suddenly, I could maybe understand half of what a mask wearer was saying, so I, finally, went to an ENT, who (after another hearing test came out normal) said I have auditory processing disorder. I just hadn't realized how dependent on lipreading I had become until it wasn't an option anymore. Still difficult to understand people, but at least (after 30 years) I know I'm not imagining it.

  • @AuroraLalune
    @AuroraLalune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Better half wasn't taught sign language despite having been born deaf. He's hearing now, which happened naturally in his very very very rare case but he doesn't hear certain things and it's overall very ironic the vision challenged person who could one day go blind is the one who knows asl. 😂

    • @availanila
      @availanila 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      There's a Sign Language Accommodation for blind people. We're encouraged to learn sign language in case we need help a d it's a deaf person. I was taught deaf-blind sign language (no contractions) in school alongside learning braille.

    • @AuroraLalune
      @AuroraLalune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@availanila I took it in highschool. I don't know anything about accomodations for lack of sight. I just know my shitty sight was why I couldn't be an interpreter because you have to sign more slowly for me.

    • @AuroraLalune
      @AuroraLalune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@availanila and also I have a finger stutter. I was told that one could be worked out with practice though.

  • @Lil-Dragon
    @Lil-Dragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Short answer yes. Everyone deserves to be safe and be able to not isolated more simply because of who they are. I'd probably type on my phone and show it to them.
    If I thought of it I'd have got a clear one myself.
    Also I didn't know there was a disabled pride thing until last year its fine I've been disabled my whole life.

  • @PushyPushyPhoenix
    @PushyPushyPhoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:36 "Don't eat whilst speaking" brought back a fun memory!
    In middle school I had a best friend who's profoundly hard of hearing, and so are her parents. The things Jessica's listed in this video became second nature to the point that nearly 25 years later, they're automatic whenever the person I'm interacting with has any hearing difficulties.
    Not long ago, friend and I met to catch up, and I ordered food. She started filling me in on her life and experiences, and as we hadn't seen or spoken to each other in a very long time, there was a _lot_ to recap.
    Around when the food arrived she'd caught me up, and asked about me, eating happily - and suddenly mortified by my mistake.
    So I apologized, she waved it off, and went over my life story. My plate waited patiently, and whenever she had comments or questions I took a few bites, reminding myself over and over to chew well and swallow before speaking again.
    It was wonderful to see each other all grown up, and I've never eaten so slowly before or since. I'm sure she didn't mind; the friend I fondly remember is the type who'd find it hilarious.
    Ever since then, videos like this remind me how instinctive it feels to be sure someone who reads lips can 'hear' me... even when I'm the only one speaking and my mouth's full of food. 🤭🍍

  • @sydneyagnew8748
    @sydneyagnew8748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    WOW I've never clicked so fast. I think about this sometimes--especially where I work. I don't often help a lot of Deaf/HOH Guests, but it does happen (and I don't know a lot of sign, just very rudimentary words/phrases). Will DEFINITELY be using more of the pen/paper method, since I'm fairly certain work won't be providing us clear masks (cute as the one you showed was omg).

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Two small notebook-sized whiteboards (one for you and one for them, if they need it) might be handier, and create less waste. And you can easily sanitize them and the pens.

  • @shayelea
    @shayelea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Some years ago I spent a week in the hospital, and my first overnight roommate was deaf and had what I later found out was meningitis. She told every person she came in contact with that she was deaf but (as I found myself) the medical teams just did not fully communicate with each other. The doctors came in and started to talk to her and all I heard was:
    PATIENT: I’M DEAF. I can’t read your lips if you’re wearing a mask.
    DOCTOR 1: ...this isn’t going to work.
    I silently laughed and then I cried because it was 3 AM and I was SO TIRED but I couldn’t sleep the entire time I was there because every night I had a new roommate who needed care all night...but that’s a sorry for another time.

  • @justsomeone5658
    @justsomeone5658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This was one of my first concerns when wearing masks became mandatory in germany. and as someone who wears glasses and knows how foggy they get i was not convinced, that the clear masks work well.
    On the topic of having difficulties with topic switches and my "prepared responses": i have the same problem but as a hearing person using sign language, especially when i don't know the person or it's a group of people.

  • @chefboyarzee
    @chefboyarzee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    whoa Jessica really sped through her greys anatomy binge! (that episode she referenced with the clear masks is in the current season, season 16, and shoshanna IS amazing)

  • @marsbars16
    @marsbars16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Yeah, US here and some people are still making mask wearing a political issue as though their rights are being taken away, it’s disgusting. Like, you mean to tell me that for x amount of minutes, you can’t wear a mask to not only protect yourself but also those around you, those that you’ll never even know are cancer survivors, currently receiving cancer treatment or like myself, I have Sickle Cell Anemia so my immune system is already in a terrible state and I also had my spleen removed when I was 5, but so many types of people who have both visible and invisible illnesses, you can’t wear a mask because you feel like your rights are being taken away? No, the right that they don’t have is putting others in danger out of selfishness. They disgust me and I’ll never understand it. Stay safe, love. It’s madness out there.

    • @IQzminus2
      @IQzminus2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The US always reminds me of the difference of freedom to, and freedom from
      You can have the freedom to hurt other people
      Or you can have the freedom from the threat of being hurt by other people

    • @mothboy9137
      @mothboy9137 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah we're literally gonna be in this till I graduate in two years 💀

    • @kyle0091000
      @kyle0091000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 if everyone had your common sense....the virus would have been under controlled. But I blame the government that you guys elected, you elected an incompetent baboon who doesn’t believe in common sense, decency and science.

    • @flapperghoul1762
      @flapperghoul1762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kyle0091000 Unfortunately the people didn't elect him the electoral vote did. So a lot of us didn't and still don't want that poor excuse of a person to represent the US.

    • @Pavlinka__
      @Pavlinka__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that a lot of people are taking this personally because for the past 20 years (and possibly more but I can only attest to 20) only sick people who had to go out or people that were not sick enough to stay at home wore masks and now it's everyone. I think this is the start of a new era. My country is thinking of making masks mandatory every spring and autumn.

  • @xsystem9342
    @xsystem9342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see videos of you teaching a few basic & important signs that everyone should know. Like a little mini-series. There are so many people out there teaching sign language but I just can't get enough of your beautiful voice and enthusiasm. It makes me want to learn!

  • @holypicklesmofo
    @holypicklesmofo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I do cognitive and language testing for children with neurodevelopmental disorders and I didn't realize how much I depended on watching their face to understand their speech. We're thinking of face shields but oooof it's going to be difficult

  • @freyni100
    @freyni100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jessica's great. I love it how she processes her thoughts and makes it more obvious to hearing people how suddenly changing a topic or indeed not being visible can be horrendous. Clear masks sounds good in so long as they're designed safely.

  • @medd-lee
    @medd-lee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    !!! My disability/ies are super invisible and I feel a lot more valid being able to learn more from you. I'd like to support people who need help as well, and this helps me so much
    I have enough ASL to get a decent communication in conjunction with the common gesures, but I want more!!! I keep paper/pen with me as much as I can, both for me and for others. I really hope that I'm prepared should I need to quickly communicate for any reason.
    I also keep it for personal use, as I have a decent amount of debilitating anxiety(But I have progress!!!) that occasionally means I can't speak or have some other communications. I usually am able to quickly adapt, if I need to... but I hope it would help should I need it for others as well.
    Edit;; Anxiety is not my only one, just to be clear

  • @morganmurner1581
    @morganmurner1581 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you lovely lady for gracing us with your sarcastic, witty videos. Have a wonderful day!

  • @Guitargoddess843
    @Guitargoddess843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how you add humor and dont condescend when trying to help us (non-hearing impaired/non-disabled) understand how to be more helpful. I love your videos from your style to your humor to the ways you help me learn to be a more helpful person to people around me. Thank you for your content! So many people is these super PC times are so quick to jump on you for tiny mistakes, but i dont want to make anyone feel bad ever- so i like that from you i can learn without the pitchfork to my throat. 🥰

  • @Wewereneveryoung
    @Wewereneveryoung 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the way she signs "hello, lovely people" 😍

  • @Angelwitch99
    @Angelwitch99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am happy to say that I know basic asl signs like help and toilet as well as how to finger spell a Nursing Assistant knowing stuff like this is very helpful especially now that there is a pandemic because as mentioned you can't lip read when someone is wearing a mask

  • @crystalsfordays
    @crystalsfordays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the dish soap tip!!!! I just discovered your TH-cam and I’m so glad you’re here!! Your speaking voice is not only perfect, it’s enchanting. You don’t know how much hope you have given a scared mother of her newly diagnosed severe HOH child 💗 so much love for you!!!

  • @amyhannon3034
    @amyhannon3034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Jessica: references Americans
    Me, an American: T__T IT'S TRUUUUEEE

  • @harleyjones8480
    @harleyjones8480 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used several tips from this video when speaking with my grandmother. She was really happy to see me trying to figure out the best way to communicate with her.

  • @TheFabricNinja
    @TheFabricNinja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Because I'm hard of hearing I find the clear masks to be helpful, but I can just enough sound to help me make the lips make more sense. Absolutely not perfect, but better, and they would make a doctor's office much better for me. I keep needing to get really close to people to get enough of what they are saying, especially if they have a mask and are behind a clear window. I tend to ask my family (if there) to act as a repeater and I can try to lip them.
    BTW: I am a seamstress, and I did make a clear mask tutorial to help people who need all the steps laid out. fabricninja.com/clear-smile-mask/

  • @Cold_S0up
    @Cold_S0up 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the way she talks. Her very clear, thought out intentions shine to me. I model the way I want to talk after her

  • @TheRealMythril
    @TheRealMythril 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A large badge saying “I’m Deaf” May be a useful addiction when in a medical or care environment to mitigate against non deaf people’s clumsy communication techniques! If my power wheelchair has been removed from my by some overbearing ward manager or charge nurse, I’m often asked to “just stand on the scales” or “right, I need you to get out of bed and sit in the awkward wingbacked chair”! This has resulted in staff taking umbrage when I tell them, “not unless you magic me there!”

  • @Kristina_Gisela
    @Kristina_Gisela 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think watching your videos should count towards my continuing education credits in cultural awareness. Thank you so much for explaining such an important topic in such a relatable and humorous way!

  • @QueenBloom
    @QueenBloom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "I have a malfunctioning body" 💯👏🙌

  • @richardvelez3151
    @richardvelez3151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It all comes down to being respectful of your fellow human beings. Every tip suggested by you, Jessica, is a viable and helpful option to promote better communication. Personally, I feel learning some sign language is beneficial to no end. Not just for those who are Deaf/HOH, either. Remember, some people may have disabilities that include nonverbal communication. Some Autistic people are also nonverbal. Learning a bit of sign language will not only help understand and communicate one's needs & feelings, but just think of the relief and acceptance you will be showing to someone & how that must make them feel - knowing that they are not alone and there's someone they can talk to.
    Thank you so much for this video, Jessica! So helpful, so insightful, so appreciative. An absolute pleasure! All the best to you and yours! Take care!
    Lovely as always 👍🤟💝

  • @evelynkrull5268
    @evelynkrull5268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This pandemic really made me realize that I might be having issues with hearing loss/difficulty (who knows what it is) has been confusing as my job is now telephone based. I can turn up the volume there, but I cant do that in real life.
    Usually my husband jokes that I'm an old lady because I hobble around and am always yelling at the kiddies "what did you say?!" Were considering learning sign language just for ease as I hace some cognitive issues with speaking that dont seem to carry over to hand movements because apparently it uses different portions of the brain?

    • @Paula_Riker
      @Paula_Riker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      since i was a kid, my grandma call me as old woman because im always asking to repeat. im 31 now did some tests with fonoaudiologist and turns out all right. she said its probably something cognitive that difficult my understanding, as im also a bit dislexic.

  • @katiegriggs9825
    @katiegriggs9825 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jessica, I love how detailed and candid you are. Also I love your voice and your face and everything about you (Claud, don't worry, not flirting, just admiring). I'm so glad TH-cam gives you a platform to share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences with others. I always learn so much even though I feel like there's a lot I am already aware of when I watch your videos. Like, I now know that the sign for help, hospital, and ambulance are the same in BSL as in ASL.

  • @matcha_moose
    @matcha_moose 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The last time I was this early I could leave my house without a mask and not risk others' lives

  • @daniellegorski185
    @daniellegorski185 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely love your captions. I don't have hearing loss, just horrible audio comprehension. I wish more content creators would caption their videos

  • @michelletackett9489
    @michelletackett9489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    I can't believe we have made wearing a freaking mask into a political topic.

    • @calicogreyroot9238
      @calicogreyroot9238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I've got family that think I'm ridiculous for wearing a mask and staying home (since March). Yes, they're Trumpers. 😒

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Calico Greyroot I think I’ve been home since March too. I’ve lost track. Send help. Lol 😱

    • @fabuloushatlady7812
      @fabuloushatlady7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It shouldn’t be. But in America there’s a certain politician in a high position of power telling their supporters to not wear masks, and to go to big rally’s of his. Indoors. Mask-less.

    • @nuclearwessels2078
      @nuclearwessels2078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      To be fair, our government did kind of politicize this from the beginning. It also did not help that our government lied about the effectiveness of masks to cover up a ppe shortage. I know plenty of people that do not want to wear masks because of this. It's frustrating.

    • @iliveonatropicalisland6086
      @iliveonatropicalisland6086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Asian people: *confused screaming*

  • @ellaneruda
    @ellaneruda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for including Auditory Processing Disorder! ❤️🦻🏻

  • @osteophagus
    @osteophagus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I often have to watch someone's lips in tandem with trying to hear them and can usually piece things together pretty well. Particularly in louder places like...grocery stores. Most definitely difficult now. Thankfully my hubby has been able to come most of the time but when I'm alone it's very difficult.

  • @jenhalbert3001
    @jenhalbert3001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love just about everything you put out, I swear. Our comorbidities are very different, but I feel we have very much in common. Thanks so much for making these videos!

  • @jaybehkay2438
    @jaybehkay2438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “When I lip read much room I know she’s saying mushroom but actually means tomato” 😂 relationship goals

  • @Victoriasm31
    @Victoriasm31 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know some BSL, but I had never thought about making it clear when you're changing the subject. Thank you, it's so helpful to know things like that.

  • @cheryllee7335
    @cheryllee7335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "She says mushrooms when she really means tomatoes" 😁😄😊

  • @carabradford6464
    @carabradford6464 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an American Nursing Student you have really helped me understand how to help hearing impaired people. You've also introduced me to illnesses that I would not otherwise learn about. I am also in the vintage community so I appreciate that too.

  • @loozziee
    @loozziee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Quicker than the notifications.

  • @Eco_Hiko
    @Eco_Hiko 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jessica's hair being flawless despite lockdown and a pandemic is an inspiration.

  • @lisetmachado6426
    @lisetmachado6426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm a nurse in South Florida and I've always requested the interpretation services for sign language. A TV is brought and kept next to the patient and an interpreter is always available. Love using it and I can easily can communicate.

  • @jamiel6005
    @jamiel6005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who relies on lip reading, how well you enunciate words + subtitles makes watching your videos super easy - I wish all youtubers at least put captions on their videos.

  • @MrsSanguisa
    @MrsSanguisa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    It's disabled pride month? The more you know.

  • @rosaleeuwin5301
    @rosaleeuwin5301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am now determined to learn sign language because of you. I never realised before how weird it is that we don't learn it in school, after all, deaf people or hard of hearing are everywhere in every country so it would only make sense to like English, learn it as a language that is learned in every country to be able to communicate with everyone.

  • @v-shadeproductions3823
    @v-shadeproductions3823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm hard of hearing and use lip reading to help me along and they're making us wear masks when we go back to college in the fall and I am very anxious that I'm not going to be able to hear well because yes I have hearing aids, but they don't help as much as people think they do

  • @CaitlynBianchi-ig
    @CaitlynBianchi-ig 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this is a great highlight as to why we need to improve things. You just gave me an idea for using clear vinyl in a small section as well as learning Sign Language.

  • @petraczeh
    @petraczeh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I started laughing at the intro so hard that my rabbits woke up -.- 😂

    • @colettelee1162
      @colettelee1162 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awwwww 🐰 🐰

    • @leratomzondi1157
      @leratomzondi1157 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I honestly just had a picture of Alice in Wonderland... Are these rabbits real😂😂😂

  • @casebeth
    @casebeth 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sign for ambulance is so logical and made me smile

  • @hillyinseattle5630
    @hillyinseattle5630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    American here. Sensibly isn't exactly a thing here.

  • @JesterSqueak
    @JesterSqueak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m such a fan of yours, Jessica. I’m in grad school for speech pathology and I found this video (as well as whenever you talk about disability and your experiences I health care) so helpful. I’ve shared a few with my cohort because I feel we aren’t always taught to listen to the people we are treating. Much love 💖

  • @Tazzie1312
    @Tazzie1312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "She's accidentally saying mushrooms, but she means tomatos" Aww XD

  • @Berantzino
    @Berantzino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to work with a pair of deaf brothers, and while they managed to teach me a few work-related signs, it was mostly done in what is known in Denmark as "Sign-to-Speech". Basically playing charades to get your meaning across, and if all else fails: Pen and paper. Should be noted they were both born deaf and were mute as a result, so communication was definitely a challenge

  • @zimamonkey
    @zimamonkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm hard of hearing and do rely on lip reading. My husband is my interpretor when we go out now. In my state masks are required outdoors.

  • @eyreaus2736
    @eyreaus2736 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Took some ASL in high school. Will learn so more basics and brush up now that you mention knowing enough to help a deaf person. Least we can do!

  • @blakelay
    @blakelay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We should teach sign language in schools!

  • @minecraftingmom
    @minecraftingmom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you keeping a tally of the people who tell you you've got a lovely voice?
    Like professional singer levels of pleasant to hear. You know how you look in your dresses and the aesthetic joy that provides? Your voice sounds just like that.

  • @theyoutubeanalyst3731
    @theyoutubeanalyst3731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "when I lip-read 'much room' I know she's saying mushroom but that she actually means tomatoes" HAHAHA HAHAHA oh Claudia

  • @pierrerutten
    @pierrerutten 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goh Jessica you made clear to me that not all is as logical as I thought! Thanx for opening my eyes.

  • @Silver-Cleo
    @Silver-Cleo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never been this early. I needed a dose of happiness today, thank you
    EDIT: after watching the video some people are saying that face visors are safer than masks and they are completely clear

    • @mzmoon100
      @mzmoon100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Visors are considered not safe, because the safety comes from the air seal and cloth. With no air seal or droplet catching, droplet spray still goes just as far.

    • @petrolhead0387
      @petrolhead0387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is not true, visors will only protect against splashes. They won't protect against airborne particles that need to be filtered.

  • @Kai-td5jm
    @Kai-td5jm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this! Being hard of hearing during all this has been isolating in ways i never imagined! I am ASD and am slowly losing my hearing (we knew this was coming). I lived my life how i lived. I truly believed my hearing loss so far wasn't so bad, even insignificant. Until this pandemic. All the sudden everywhere i went, i couldn't understand anyone except "my humans"! When i am at work or out doing errands alone, i have learned tapping one of my ears tells the person talking i cannot understand them. That is, IF i realize someone is talking to me at all. Upside, when someone starts being belligerent, i stop being able to understand them when i turn my back to them. I discovered your channel by happy accident and am now a subscriber. Thank you!

  • @ratzwilson6101
    @ratzwilson6101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    My kids think trump is some sort of evil villain and they honestly aren't wrong...

    • @oliviasteven1796
      @oliviasteven1796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They sound really smart kids if I’m honest

    • @rashkavar
      @rashkavar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      The only reason I'd say they're wrong is because evil villains are frightening because of their competence. Lex Luthor, the Joker, Magneto, and Thanos are all far better at accomplishing their goals.

    • @gremlinlad3671
      @gremlinlad3671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      idk, villains usually have some sort of redemption arc

    • @AN-ou6qu
      @AN-ou6qu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Stupid way of thinking about it though, y’all are acting like there are good politicians 💀

    • @34weaselsinatrenchcoat11
      @34weaselsinatrenchcoat11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AN-ou6qu lmao true

  • @chiaragibbs1693
    @chiaragibbs1693 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work in a pharmacy and the one moment that has stuck with me as to the extent of how much changing what you do can help, is the time I signed to a deaf patient as an introduction to him, and he just gave me a huge hug because I made an effort. 3 years ago now, I've shifted stores and hes still 'my' patient ♡

  • @1901180108
    @1901180108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When you explain the perspective of many Deaf people on the word "disabled," what you're basically describing is the social model of disability, which says disabled people are actually disabled by the ableist society we live in, not an inherent "flaw" with their bodies or minds. The social model of disability also says that being disabled, while disadvantageous in many situations, is not inherently bad or negative.

  • @txranchmom
    @txranchmom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's some really awesome creators on tiktok that asl while they sing or speak and it's made it fun to learn simple signs

  • @cerisemin
    @cerisemin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My sisters teacher closes her eyes and holds her hand in front of her mouth when switching topics.

  • @evaedwards5061
    @evaedwards5061 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Her voice is so pretty and I love her humor ☺️

  • @dannieros3
    @dannieros3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What about face shields? They’re clear and you can see the speakers entire face

    • @petrolhead0387
      @petrolhead0387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      They don't have a seal on them. If it doesn't seal against the face, it won't filtrate any air that can get under the shield. It could work to an extent, but its about 90% less effective than a mask.

    • @elijah4168
      @elijah4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You need a mask and then a face shield. Only a mask work by themselves, since shields are totally open

    • @messyhairedpixie
      @messyhairedpixie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@petrolhead0387 You sure about that? Lots of news sources citing research that suggests otherwise, although I didn't go back and look at the original study.
      www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=230978

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@petrolhead0387 They're excellent at blocking respiratory droplets coming either way, but yes, cannot filter smaller particles. However this does mean they're perfectly fine for lower-exposure settings like outside or in areas with good ventilation. They work about as well as a mask for any situation you'd be relying on your mask mainly to prevent spread and block large droplets rather than to prevent personal infection in a higher-risk setting, such as going to a farmer's market, a quick trip into a low-occupancy grocery store, getting gas, walking outdoors where you're likely to be passing people at closer than 6' range, doing curbside pickup, that sort of thing.

    • @JacquelineUnderwood
      @JacquelineUnderwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really want an adaptor for diver’s masks that allows them to use a filter on the snorkel. It would look strange but your entire face would be visible.

  • @ziasanchez6766
    @ziasanchez6766 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learning sign language as a child has been so beneficial for me as an adult. I started working at a rehabilitation/nursing home. There is a mute patient and he communicates by grabbing us and pointing. I asked him my first day if he knew sign language and he did. Ever since I’ve ensured he is one of my patients I take care of on a daily to make sure he is heard.

  • @lizfriesen3056
    @lizfriesen3056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    its so weird thinking of a time when we didnt wear masks all the time xD

  • @jankamoos9869
    @jankamoos9869 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your educational videos, and never forget how appreciated you are. Also I love the way you speak, your voice is so lovely!

  • @madtingz2288
    @madtingz2288 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You’re so well spoken I love listening to you

  • @americantoadsarecool
    @americantoadsarecool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The dish soap trick works on glasses fogging too!