Debbie Reynolds: Sign Language Hero.

There are only 375 qualified interpreters in the UK for over 70,000 users of British sign language. To whom did it occur to do something about the lack of education for the deaf there?  Who set up a sign language school and raised lots of money for it all?  A mom.

Debbie Reynolds, a single mother of two, is hard of hearing. As YouTube explains, “In 2003 she was in debt, had no qualifications and was struggling to make ends meet. In spite of her problems, she enrolled as a volunteer for a local deaf charity and in April 2006, set up the School of Sign Language which now employs a staff of 28 deaf and hearing workers and volunteers.” She discusses putting together a business plan, getting grants, and fortunately for us Anglophiles, has the best accent ever.