United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 57966
Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
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10 June 2020
Last action
18 June 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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18 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of face coverings on accessibility for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
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10 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of face coverings on accessibility for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Source: Commons
18 June 2020
Answer
We know that face coverings can cause significant communication challenges for those who rely on lip-reading, facial expressions or clear and unmuffled sounds such as people who are deaf or have hearing loss.We are engaging with disability organisations t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-10/57966
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1202374
- uk · wq-1202374 · source updated 18 June 2020