How did you get into this? I started as a youth worker aged 17 in my home town of Hull. Then, while studying software engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, I got involved in a project called Louder than Words, which meant visiting mainstream schools and getting deaf students involved in creating a show. I then joined the Sheffield Befriending Project for Deaf Children for two years. I also did a year's placement for volunteering body VSO in the Philippines. When I came back to this country, I applied for the post of deaf youth project co-ordinator for east London. Then I was promoted to youth service manager.
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