Every time Asli Knowles looks at the letter, she gets goosebumps just as she did the first time she read it.But more on that in a little bit.A resident of Vero Beach, Florida, who is also an employee at a local Publix supermarket, Knowles initially found it to be a struggle to communicate with customers when employees started having to wear face coverings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Knowles is deaf, and it was nearly impossible to communicate with customers.“I would have to take off my mask to have them read my lips,” Knowles said. “And I didn’t want to put anyone in danger.”Then, Knowles found out about some special face coverings for the deaf made by Brian Tavers, the founder of Anchor Handmade Designs.Tavers, who is also deaf,.