“I love the deaf community.” — Rose Ayling-Ellis

The biggest challenge growing up was probably around education. I had to fight a lot to get the support that I needed in the classroom. I missed out on a lot because of that. It was frustrating.

I love posh crisps, either cheese and onion or sweet chilli.

They're really supportive, and I love my family to bits, but I did feel, growing up, that I would love to have a deaf brother or sister, or someone deaf in my family. I was very lucky I had deaf friends and deaf people around me. But I wish I'd had a deaf role model.

It is my hope that, by sharing my thoughts and feelings, I will encourage you to think about how you can improve the experiences of deaf people when you hire them.