When a team of Johns Hopkins grad students and alumni began building ClearMask in late 2017, they saw the need for a face mask that was transparent.

Cofounder Allysa Dittmar, who is deaf, had been left isolated and unable to communicate before a medical procedure, when she couldn’t understand the medical pros talking behind their masks.

So it was apparent to the team then that a mask that allowed folks to see faces could help deaf and hard of hearing individuals read lips and see faces. And the team also talked about how it could help many groups of patients.

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