WeeHands with Nancy

Nancy Foster is the mother of three wonderful boys. She taught fingerspelling (a component of ASL) to one of her sons, who in turn greatly helped his mother with her fingerspelling receptive (understanding) skills while she attended the Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons Program at George Brown College (GBC). This is one example of the benefits of having children! Nancy started learning American Sign Language while at GBC and has continued her ASL studies at the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf (BRCD). She has also worked as a volunteer in the Adult Day Program at the BRCD.

Nancy has a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Education degree both from the University of Toronto. She has taught in the Public School system and has done extensive volunteer work in her community including leading music sessions with children at her church and teaching English to classes of women who are immigrants.

Nancy believes a major part of what makes us human is the ability to communicate. She was first introduced to the concept of signing with your baby while at GBC and was totally amazed with the results. Nancy is excited about teaching the WeeHands program and looks forward to opening up the doors of communication between babies/toddlers and their families and friends!