For me, signing made that blueprint clear, showing me that the body is what gives language life. Access to that language required that I attune myself to emotion — both my own and others’.

If, like me, you're on a language learning journey, there are some additional things that can help you. "I think finding the community is just essential," Cabot says.

4m 21 Dec 2023 ‘Sign language gives me my humanity’, BSL user and deputy head teacher, Catherine Drew on the importance of learning it Cathy Newman Presenter ...