According to the Kenya National Survey for Persons with Disabilities (NCAPD, 2008), about 4.6 percent of Kenyans experience some form of disability, and about 0.5 percent of Kenyans have some type of hearing impairment. This translates into approximately 195 000 deaf or hearing impaired Kenyans, given a general population of 39 million (CIA, 2009), and persons with hearing impairments make up 11 percent of the disabled population. These estimates are believed to be low, as the World Health Organization estimates persons with disabilities represent about 10 percent of the world’s population, and of these 80 percent live in developing countries (Groce, 2004 : 3). Kenya’s forthcoming national census results are expected to convey a more accurate figure as to how many persons with hearing impairment are living in Kenya. Acquired deafness in Kenya is largely due to preventable causes, such as childhood middle ear infections, malaria, meningitis and the use of autotoxic antibiotics (Taegtmeyer, 2008; WHO, 2009; Smith et al., 1996). Throughout Kenya, there are regi­s­tered associations of the Deaf in all major cities and many municipalities, and there are 41 registered schools for the Deaf in Kenya.