Hear What I See aims to immerse those without hearing loss in the challenges of lipreading, offering a glimpse into the life of a Deaf individual navigating a hearing world without access to an American Sign Language interpreter. Despite the use of hearing devices, lipreading remains a formidable task, with only 30-40% of spoken English visible on the lips (The Lucky "Brain" Tumor). To bridge this gap, I designed a video project that invites participants to experience lipreading as a Deaf person. Equipped with noise-cancelling headphones simulating Deafness, participants watch an unscripted 30-second clip, relying solely on their visual cues to lipread. They then record their guesses on cards corresponding to the clip and place them on a numbered blackboard. This experience underscores the difficulties of lipreading, shedding light on its challenges and emphasizing the need for practice and patience in effective communication
