Patrick is a Deaf 15 Year Old Who Never Had a Conversation Until Now…
|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.
You can help children like Patrick too. Here is a list of organizations that help deaf children speak.