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In Uganda deaf children are often called Kasiru - it means mentally deficient, or useless. They're stigmatised within their own communities, and although there are schools for deaf children, many parents simply don't send them. But things are changing thanks to the efforts of deaf activists. Nasser Ssenyondo is deaf himself, and works with a group called Sign Health Uganda to mentor young deaf people and get them into school. Mary Kabiito is a community volunteer who works with him. Matthew Bannister asked Nasser how he had become deaf. Nasser's words are spoken by a sign interpreter. Picture: Deaf activists Nasser Sseyondo (L) and Mary Kabiito (R)