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.
Customers visiting Spectrum locations in Bay Ridge (531 86th St.), Downtown Brooklyn (523 Fulton St.), Park Slope (522 5th Ave.) and Williamsburg (177 North 7th St.) can now access an on-demand ASL interpreter via their smartphone or tablet.