November 13, 2014 at 12:45 am

Deaf Since Birth, a 15-Year-Old has His First Conversation

by twistedsifter

 

Patrick Otema, 15, was born profoundly deaf. In the remote area of Uganda where he lives there are no schools for deaf children, and he has never had a conversation. Raymond Okkelo, a sign language teacher, hopes to change all this and offer Patrick a way out of the fearful silence he has known his whole life.

 

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