Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 131 No. 2 Winter 2009-2010 | Page 6

A School for the Deaf in Uganda
Middle and high school students were enriched by the experience
of learning about a school for the Deaf in Uganda, a country in
Africa. Mr. Sam Kateu had contacted Roger Claussen to see if
WSD could give him and his daughter, Barbara, the opportunity
to make a presentation on the school, and Roger Claussen coor-

dinated with Chris Woodfill, high school social studies teacher,
to make the presentation happen. Mr. Kateu had just won the international humanitarian award from a well-known humanitarian
organization. He was on a fund-raising tour, trying to earn more
money to support his school, Kavule Parents School for the Deaf.

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Mr. Kateu had become involved in the disabled community because he had become disabled when he lost parts of his leg due to
an illness. He wanted to help people with disabilities in Uganda
and found that there were needs for the deaf children in a specific
area in the country. He decided to get involved in educating deaf
people in that area, and as a result Kavule Parents School for
the Deaf was founded. Barbara Kateu gave a presentation about
the school, showing multiple pictures of the school itself and its
students.
The students learned the differences between Kavule Parents
School for the Deaf in Uganda and Wisconsin School for the
Deaf. Ariana Eldred commented that it seemed weird for her, because the students at the school for the Deaf had to wear uniforms
while the WSD students don’t have to. Also, the school conditions are not comparable, as the Deaf students in Uganda are
living in Third World conditions.