College faculty and students with certain disabilities such as autism and hearing loss are concerned that campus mandatory mask policies will cause them difficulties in the classroom, at meetings and at social events. UD Assistant Professor Jaipreet Virdi, who is deaf, said that she chose to teach her courses online and had to turn down invitations to in-person events because she relied on lip-reading to communicate. Virdi also warned that people with disabilities may face discipline or discrimination for going maskless, even for legitimate reasons.