He then lowered his fists, extended his thumbs and little fingers, and moved them up and down by his chest, as though milking a cow. Finally, he laid the fingers of one hand flat on his chin and flexed his wrist forward. Hartwell, who has no hearing problems, had just used BSL, British Sign Language, to order his morning latte with normal milk at the deaf-run Dialogue Cafe, based at the University of East London.
"This project is very special. It's very special to my heart," he told CBC Toronto. "It's about how we look for external solutions. We seek these things, but sometimes we have to look inward."
