Vivienne Michael (DR-UK chief executive), Helen Thomas, and Rosie Cooper MP at the awards presentation event
Will there be new or different ways to communicate in BSL?
What will happen to cochlear implants?
It's my future asked for your ideas on how research might change things for d/Deaf people by 2019 or even 2029.
The winners for the 2009 competition are Helen Thomas, 14, from Plymouth, and Jordan McGrath, 15, from Ilkeston.
There were three runners-up: Calvin Black, 13, from Glasgow; George Greenway, 16, from Exmouth, and Hannah Norfor, 12, from Slough.
Click here to read the winning entries.
The competition was open to young d/Deaf people in two age groups: 12-14 years old or 15-18 years old. The first prize in each group was £100, with runners-up prizes of £50.
The competition was judged by a panel of deaf and hearing experts in deafness and hearing research. Prizes were awarded at a ceremony at the House of Commons on Tuesday 5th May 2009.
The competition was run by the charity Deafness Research UK in association with the ESRC’s Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre at UCL.
