新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，多层面、多渠道的新闻发布会和各路专家的答疑解惑，让大家能及时了解疫情的最新信息，掌握防护知识。但对于听力障碍人群来说，听力的阻隔带来了很多困难，及时了解相关信息存在一定难度，沟通交流疫情情况也十分不便。在特殊时期，许多人也在用自己的方式守护这个特殊的群体。在火神山医院的病区，住着一位75岁的聋哑奶奶。她刚入院时，病情较重，由于是聋哑人再加上不识字，医护人员与她沟通比较困难。
为了方便治疗，医护人员找到手语老师。每天医生查房都会跟手语老师视频，了解老奶奶的需求。
现在，医护人员已经逐渐掌握了老奶奶一些手语动作所表达的意思，老奶奶的病情也在进一步好转。
Medical professionals at Huoshenshan Hospital in central China's Wuhan have enlisted the help of a sign language expert to communicate with a 75-year-old COVID-19 patient with hearing impairment.
The woman was in serious condition when she was admitted after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus and medical staff could not properly communicate with her.They eventually found a sign language teacher online whom they contact via video chat whenever they check in on their patient. The woman has reportedly gotten better after treatment.为帮助学校里的听障同学了解疫情，乐山师范学院的老师们录制了手语视频版防疫知识课堂。
新型冠状病毒是什么、口罩佩戴的正确方法、正确洗手消毒的步骤……手语知识课堂内容丰富，涵盖了疫情最新情况、个人防护知识等各种内容。
除了帮助学校里的听障同学，下一步学校也计划将手语防疫知识课堂的视频推荐给各级残疾人协会，让疫情防控知识能传递给更多听障人士。
In Leshan City of China's Sichuan Province, teachers at Leshan Normal University have created sign language videos to help students with hearing impairments understand the epidemic better. "Due to the particularity of the deaf's cognition, he or she may not be able to understand exactly the situation. We seek to make videos to explain to children why they can't leave the house, and what kind of things we should pay attention to," said Zhou Lilian, a teacher at the school. The sign language video also explains ways to wear masks, ways to wash hands, and other protective information.Moving forward, the university plans to push these videos to the provincial and municipal disabled persons' federations so that more deaf, dumb, and disabled people are able to understand ways to prevent and control the coronavirus. 北京市的疫情防控新闻发布会上专门配备了手语翻译，以便听障人群及时了解疫情防控的相关资讯。
而翻译们佩戴的口罩也很特别——一个透明的口罩。
据手语翻译介绍，戴透明口罩是因为听障人士通过翻译者的面部表情、口型，再结合上手语，可以更加准确地理解信息。
To help people with hearing impairments get the latest updates of the novel coronavirus, sign language interpreters were offered during the press conference held by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality.
It was noticeable that these interpreters wore special transparent masks during the press conference. According to the interpreters, wearing transparent masks allows people with hearing impairments read interpreters' lips or see facial expressions, thus helping them to understand the sign language more accurately.为使听障人士第一时间了解疫情最新情况和个人防护知识，各级残联指导各地听障人士协会通过手语视频等方式实现信息无障碍。各地听障人士协会也对权威信息进行二次整理，拍摄手语视频在社交媒体平台发布，方便听障人士及时获取信息。
此外，中国盲人协会与中国盲文出版社、中国视障文化资讯服务中心把近期出版的《新冠肺炎公众防护指南》有声书内容嵌入呼叫中心的语音服务中，无法上网、不会用智能手机的盲人朋友只要拨通中国视障文化资讯服务中心的热线电话，就能收听疫情要闻、防护知识、抗疫宣传等内容。推荐阅读：