An exciting new Pen Pal Program presented by Ryan Brady with Hearing Our Way! What's a Pen Pal? A friend made by sending and receiving letters. Pen pals usually live far away and have not met each other in person. Hi, I’m Ryan! I started HIPP Kids to connect kids and teens with hearing loss around the world and to help them practice their reading and writing skills in a fun and engaging way. I know how much it helped my sister to meet other kids with hearing loss and share he

Meet Celia & Lelaina, siblings from St. Louis, MO who never let hearing loss get in the way of fun! Celia, 7, has a cochlear implant and a hearing aid, and her sister Lelaina, 8, does not have hearing loss. They both love music, scooters, and their dog Linus! Celia: I like being so close in age to my sister because I feel like we are twins. Lelaina is there to help me in school, and she helped me feel better when I had my cochlear implant surgery. Lelaina: We love to have ‘sl