Sonar is a research scientist who happens to be Deaf. He also has
extraordinary powers including superhuman intelligence and super
strength. Like many young Deaf people, Sonar wears a Cochlear Implant
but Sonar’s Implant has a very special “super” feature – it warns him of
impending danger. The UK’s leading medical research charity for people with hearing loss,
Deafness Research UK, is launching an exciting new competition for young
people to encourage them to think about their hearing and how science
could help improve life for people who are Deaf, deafened or hard of
hearing. My Hearing, My Future will be open to young people aged 10-18 years from
across the UK from 17 October 2011 and entries will be invited in
English or British Sign Language. Entrants are being invited to help
“Sonar”, Deafness Research UK’s very own Superhero, by contributing
ideas on research, technologies and inventions that could help him
improve the world for people with hearing loss. Read more about this really cool idea.