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http://www.wrexhamleader.co.uk/news/Hannah39s-ideas-to-help-the.3888566.jp
A DEAF Wrexham youngster was invited on a special trip to the Houses of Parliament recently after coming up with innovative ideas to help people who cannot hear.
Hannah Wilson of Brynteg, was asked to visit Westminster after coming up with an initiative to see British Sign Language taught in schools and deaf people able to access interpreters much more easily.
The 16-year-old attended an awards ceremony for those who had put forward ideas to help deaf people as part of a competition run by University College London's deafness, cognition and language centre.
Clwyd South MP Martyn Jones said: "I am delighted to hear about Hannah's and others ideas on where research into deafness is heading.
"Her wish that society in general understands more about the deaf world is something that can only help in ensuring that deaf people achieve equality in the next ten years."
The competition was run as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. It was for deaf young people aged 15 to 19.
Entrants needed to write a short piece on how new ideas and research into deafness might have changed things by 2018 or even 2028.
The standard of entries was high and Hannah was one of the
young people invited to attend the awards ceremony on March 11.
As well as wanting to see sign language taught more widely in schools, Hannah also hopes funding can be put in place to provide hearing aids and loop sets to everybody who needs them.
She also wants to see society's understanding of the deaf world improve so that barriers can be broken down.
She said: "I hope to see that people are more educated or made more aware of the difficulties that hearing impaired or deaf people have to deal with in everyday life.
"Maybe by experimenting with ear plugs, for example, and walking round with them all day would heighten their awareness."
The ESRC is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. It supports independent, high quality research relevant to business, the public sector and voluntary organisations.
A DEAF Wrexham youngster was invited on a special trip to the Houses of Parliament recently after coming up with innovative ideas to help people who cannot hear.
Hannah Wilson of Brynteg, was asked to visit Westminster after coming up with an initiative to see British Sign Language taught in schools and deaf people able to access interpreters much more easily.
The 16-year-old attended an awards ceremony for those who had put forward ideas to help deaf people as part of a competition run by University College London's deafness, cognition and language centre.
Clwyd South MP Martyn Jones said: "I am delighted to hear about Hannah's and others ideas on where research into deafness is heading.
"Her wish that society in general understands more about the deaf world is something that can only help in ensuring that deaf people achieve equality in the next ten years."
The competition was run as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. It was for deaf young people aged 15 to 19.
Entrants needed to write a short piece on how new ideas and research into deafness might have changed things by 2018 or even 2028.
The standard of entries was high and Hannah was one of the
young people invited to attend the awards ceremony on March 11.
As well as wanting to see sign language taught more widely in schools, Hannah also hopes funding can be put in place to provide hearing aids and loop sets to everybody who needs them.
She also wants to see society's understanding of the deaf world improve so that barriers can be broken down.
She said: "I hope to see that people are more educated or made more aware of the difficulties that hearing impaired or deaf people have to deal with in everyday life.
"Maybe by experimenting with ear plugs, for example, and walking round with them all day would heighten their awareness."
The ESRC is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. It supports independent, high quality research relevant to business, the public sector and voluntary organisations.