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More presentersYou are in: Points West > More presenters > Lorna Allsop ![]() Lorna AllsopLorna's first job was as a computer operator. She'd always wanted to become a fashion model after leaving school but was told she wasn't tall enough. "Life's just so unfair," says Lorna. Presenting the news in sign language makes up for it though. When Lorna's not on screen with the BBC, she's the Director of the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Bristol. Her work has taken her all over the world helping leading businesses improve global communication for the deaf. Lorna helped pioneer video technology on mobile phones, making sure it was fast enough to accurately catch hand movements for sign language messaging! ![]() Lorna in action: signing the headlines Lorna loves travelling, and not just for work - she's toured across Europe and Russia After starting with the University of Bristol in 1978, Lorna headed North to Carlisle and Glasgow to teach hearing people to sign.
And don't worry if you don't use sign language, if you see Lorna around her home city of Bristol - do say hi. Lorna can lip read even the broadest Bristolian accent! last updated: 23/04/2008 at 15:35 SEE ALSOYou are in: Points West > More presenters > Lorna Allsop TOP STORIES
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