Hello! Sorry for the late mega last week. How are my disabled comrades doing?
As always, we ask that in order to participate in the weekly megathread, one self-identifies as some form of disabled, which is broadly defined in the community sidebar:
"Disability" is an umbrella term which encompasses physical disabilities, emotional/psychiatric disabilities, neurodivergence, intellectual/developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, invisible disabilities, and more. You do not have to have an official diagnosis to consider yourself disabled.
Mask up, love one another, and stay alive for one more week.
I use elastomeric respirators all the time now. My everyday “going out” mask (for when i’m going to a public indoor space that’s going to have a decent density of people in it, i.e grocery shopping or class) is an MSA Advantage 900. Very good seal but it’s not the most comfortable thing in the world, but for the protection it gives I’m okay with that. my less heavy-duty mask (which i wear around my family, when going outdoors, occasionally in public indoor spaces if there’s a low density of people) is a Flo mask. Flo masks are pretty comfortable, they’re somewhat expensive though and I will say that for me the seal is not as secure as my MSA Advantage (it tends to break if i laugh, so I have to try not to laugh very much when I’m wearing it.) In general elastomerics have worked very well for me, it’s been great not having to constantly buy new masks and as far as I can tell I’ve been pretty well protected, but your mileage may vary.