Lipreading is an incredible skill, but it comes with its share of challenges. From masks obscuring lip movements to the hurdle of background noise, and the art of deciphering whispered words—lipreading isn't always easy. Fast speech? That can be a real head-spinner!⁠🙈 ⁠ This Lipreading Awareness Week, let's shine a light on the challenges faced by our Deaf and hard-of-hearing friends:⁠ ⁠ 1. Facial masks have made it challenging for lipreaders to see the speaker's mouth movements and facial expr

Can you tell what’s being said this time? This is the third video in our short Lip-reading Challenge series. Avoid standing in front of a window, it can cast a shadow on your face and make lip reading more difficult. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 (𝗜𝗦𝗟) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. Our Deaf Awareness Training supports organisations across Ireland create more #inclusive, #accessi