Although this article reflects on the education of deaf children in a residential school and the establishment of audiological services in the mid-late 1980s, many of the issues raised are still highly relevant today. It was written by a teacher of the deaf from the UK who has over a decade of experience of working in various African countries. The lack of early identification, a late start in education for most pupils, teaching in a second language (English), disapproval of the use of sign language, the lack of amplification, and the pupils’ dislocation from their homes and families are some of the main barriers identified.

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