About us & our mission with clear masks
About us & our mission with clear masks
AccessibleMasks.org is a passion project–if you appreciate our resource, feel free to support us and keep the site running smoothly!
We've been
featured in these pieces
Clarke Speaks Magazine
The Clarke Community Shows Up: Jake and Patrick deHahn
December 14, 2020
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"Even though brothers Patrick, 29, and Jake, 24, live on opposite sides of the country, they remain in close contact. When the pandemic set in, they talked about their similar experiences being deaf and wearing masks..." View in Clarke Speaks Magazine
Sree's Daily Global Show
Deaf Folks and Covid. Episode #227 of Sree's Daily, Global Show
October 24, 2020
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Our cofounder, Patrick deHahn, was interviewed by Sree Sreenivasan on their COVID19 Daily Show. There are captions and an ASL interpreter in the video interview (it doubles as an audio podcast for listening!).
Tedium
This attempt to teach people about the value of accessible masks.
September 18, 2020
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"I wanted to give a special shout-out to this effort by the sibling team of Patrick and Jake deHahn, who have put a lot of work into highlighting the importance of using masks with clear frames..." View on Tedium
Quartz: Daily Brief
You asked about see-through masks
September 14, 2020
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"For more information on see-through masks, check out accessiblemasks.org, an online resource for transparent face coverings developed by a former Quartz employee and his brother..." View on Quartz's Daily Brief
CI Project
Cochlear implant users deHahn brothers: Using tech to help people to get clear masks
September 18, 2020
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"We need people to wear a clear mask. Especially for people who need facial cues in day-to-day communication. Many among us and around us know this. But the lack of a centralized source of clear mask information has...." Read more on CI Project's blog
The Launchpad @SU
Jacob deHahn ’19 is using his creative entrepreneurial spirit to make masks more accessible in a pandemic
September 1, 2020
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"Jacob deHahn ‘19, is an energetic and bubbly New England native who is determined to make the world a more accessible place. Through his college career as an industrial and interaction design student in the School of Design..." Read more on The LaunchPad's page
Mentions:
American Academy of Audiology
August 2020
Mentioned within a list of other online vendors. Audiology Today's piece addresses auditory understanding with different mask types.
NY YOGA LIFE: naMASKe
March 2021
Mentioned among a collection of masks selected by Stephanie Jade Wong on page 19.