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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4286456.stm
A teenager from Walsall has landed a dream role in the BBC children's television show, Grange Hill.
Rebecca-Anne Withey is the first deaf pupil in 20 years in the series, which is being filmed in Liverpool for broadcast in November.
The 19-year-old was chosen after a nationwide search by producers for an actress with the ability to sign.
A student at the University of Wolverhampton, Miss Withey is the programme's newest sixth form member.
She said: "Lots of exciting things have been happening lately and being in Grange Hill was great."
'Equal opportunity'
Miss Withey will resume her studies at Wolverhampton next month for a degree in dance practice and performance.
She added: "As a deaf student, I require interpreters or note-takers for some of my modules, and by knowing support was always on hand, I really felt this gave me an equal opportunity to learn just as well as my hearing peers.
"My ambition is to produce the first deaf dance company in the UK and change the way the country views deafness through the use of dance."
Miss Withey has performed at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre and has been working with the prestigious Green Candle Dance company, which specialises in working with deaf and disabled performers.
A teenager from Walsall has landed a dream role in the BBC children's television show, Grange Hill.
Rebecca-Anne Withey is the first deaf pupil in 20 years in the series, which is being filmed in Liverpool for broadcast in November.
The 19-year-old was chosen after a nationwide search by producers for an actress with the ability to sign.
A student at the University of Wolverhampton, Miss Withey is the programme's newest sixth form member.
She said: "Lots of exciting things have been happening lately and being in Grange Hill was great."
'Equal opportunity'
Miss Withey will resume her studies at Wolverhampton next month for a degree in dance practice and performance.
She added: "As a deaf student, I require interpreters or note-takers for some of my modules, and by knowing support was always on hand, I really felt this gave me an equal opportunity to learn just as well as my hearing peers.
"My ambition is to produce the first deaf dance company in the UK and change the way the country views deafness through the use of dance."
Miss Withey has performed at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre and has been working with the prestigious Green Candle Dance company, which specialises in working with deaf and disabled performers.