The Magazine for Kids and Teens with Hearing Loss
and the families and professionals who support them
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Empowering the Next Generation of Confident Young Self-Advocates!
Hearing Our Way is the magazine for kids and teens with hearing loss.
A fun, engaging, inspiring publication
packed with educational content
and listening, language, & self-advocacy strategies.
INSPIRING role models
on every cover!
"He has hearing aids, just like me!"
Created by a Teacher of the Deaf
Inspired by family members with hearing loss
Language + Auditory + Self-Advocacy
Strategies in EVERY issue
All the FUN content kids LOVE!
With embedded educational tools parents & teachers want...
like jokes to teach figurative language!
A new idiom in every issue - instant lesson plan!
Celebrating hearing loss
in the news... never miss a story!
Our Impact
15k+
Readership
200+
Schools for the Deaf
Public School Districts
20+
Hospitals
Cochlear Implant
Centers &
Audiology Practices
160+
Inspiring stories of young people with hearing loss
and counting
Hear All About It
- Amanda, Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf
"I LOVE Hearing Our Way magazine.
I use it with all my students, K-12.
It's been such a help for self-advocacy."
Hearing Our Way is available at a variety of quantities and price points to suit your needs.
Audience | Subscription Type | Annual Rate |
Typically, families choose our single subscriptions. Children love receiving mail at home in their own name! | Individual Subscription | $29.99 |
A 5-pack allows you to share magazines with multiple children with hearing loss, siblings/cousins/friends of your child, your child's teacher, TOD, SLP, AUD, etc. | Pack of 5 | $49.99 |
Typically, itinerant teachers, SLPs, and AVTs may choose our single, 5, 10, or 20 pack subscriptions based on their caseload. A single subscription can be shared while in session with students, but the larger subscriptions would allow for distribution to each student of their own copy to take home. Larger subscriptions can also be shared with students' classroom gen-ed teachers, school libraries, etc. | Pack of 10 | $74.99 |
Typically, teachers of the deaf choose our 10 or 20 pack subscriptions, based on their caseload. This allows them to share copies with all of their students to enjoy and take home. | Pack of 20 | $99.99 |
Typically, deaf education departments, schools for the deaf, audiology and speech practices choose our packs of 35 or 50. This allows them to distribute copies to all of their teachers/providers, for teachers/providers to share copies with students/patients, and to have extra copies available in the waiting room/lobby for families to take. | Pack of 35 | $149.99 |
Typically, deaf education departments, schools for the deaf, audiology and speech practices choose our packs of 35 or 50. This allows them to distribute copies to all of their teachers/providers, for teachers/providers to share copies with students/patients, and to have extra copies available in the waiting room/lobby for families to take. | Pack of 50 | $174.99 |
Typically, large school districts, hospitals, cochlear implant centers, and hearing loss organizations choose our packs of 100+. This allows them to distribute copies to all of their providers, all or many of their students/families, as well as use them for special events such as workshops, conferences, etc. | Pack of 100 | $249.99 |
Please inquire about orders of 200+ for custom pricing. info@hearingourway.com | Pack of 200+ | Custom |
Yes, Hearing Our Way ships internationally. If you are ordering from Canada, please select this international subscription. For international orders 5+ please contact us for custom pricing at info@hearingourway.com. | International Subscription (Individual) | $34.99 |
Please visit our SHOP page to continue your checkout process, or click here.
If you have an existing subscription but need to make a change to your quantity and/or address, please email info@hearingourway.com. To update your payment method, please login to your account here.
Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email info@hearingourway.com.
Yes, we accept POs. Please email info@hearingourway.com to begin your order.
Hearing Our Way is a quarterly magazine delivered 4 times/year - Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Sign up between: | First issue will be: | Arrives by: |
November 2 - February 1 | Spring | March 1 |
February 2 - May 1 | Summer | June 1 |
May 2 - August 1 | Fall | September 1 |
August 2 - November 1 | Winter | December 1 |
No matter when you sign up, your annual subscription will begin with the next drop date.
Example: Sign up July 31st - First issue will be Fall, which arrives by September 1st. Cycle continues with Winter, Spring, and Summer, and renews the following July 31st.
Example: Sign up August 31st - First issue will be Winter, which arrives by December 1st. Cycle continues with Spring, Summer, and Fall, and renews the following August 31st.
We are always looking for students to feature in Hearing Our Way! We accept all types of content, from short 'About Me' letters, to interviews, to creative writing, poetry, art, photography, and more!
We are also open to all types of content submission. Professionals are also welcome to submit their ideas.
In general for any submission, this is what we would need:
1. Confirmation of your active subscription. This can be a family subscription, school subscription, etc.
2. Parent permission for student's name/story/photo to be printed in Hearing Our Way.
3. At least one high res photo (feel free to send a few). Does not have to be professional.
4. Basic info needed:
- name, grade, age, hometown, hobbies, family
- hearing loss diagnosis, devices, education, communication
- special talents, skills, hobbies, accomplishments, times you've overcome obstacles
- anything else you think we should know!
All of this can be easily submitted via our form or by emailing info@hearingourway.com.
Yes, if we have extra copies of your child's issue remaining, we would be happy to mail them to you. We just ask that you cover shipping costs. Please email info@hearingourway.com to make your request.
It is best practice to request extra copies of your child/student's edition BEFORE it goes to print, to ensure we have extra copies for you. If your child's audiologist, teachers, school, local organization, etc. would also like extra copies of the issue, please be sure to get in touch with us in advance so we can account for these large orders.
Yes, we love being a part of your workshops, conferences, and fundraisers. Hearing Our Way makes the perfect giveaway for welcome bags. Please email your request to info@hearingourway.com and be sure to include the date of your event, number of magazines you are requesting, and mailing address. If we have enough back issues, we will be happy to send them. Hearing Our Way will not will not pay any additional insertion fees.
If your student / school / organization was featured, and you want extra copies of a specific edition, please get in touch BEFORE the magazine goes to print to ensure we can accommodate your request.
We are working on compiling lists of specific categories so you can easily find what you're looking for. We've started with a helpful list of articles featuring kids with microtia/atresia, and we hope to add more lists soon!
If you're looking for a specific topic, please email us at info@hearingourway.com, and we will help point you in the right direction.
Microtia/Atresia | Boys | Cancer |
Fall 24 Microtia Awareness Day (coming soon) ​Winter 23 p9 Lucy microtia Fall 23 ALI cover story +p8 + back cover Summer 2023 Zandy Cover Story atresia Summer 2022 p9 Ally's Act Fall 2021 p10 Megan Summer 2020 p4 Instagram Story Winter 2019 p9 Happy New Ears Winter 2017 Cover Story p6,7,9 Jorge Winter 2016 p9 Max & Jack Spring 2016 Cover Story Fall 2014 p9 Ear Gear | ​ | ​ |
Once we have received your submission, it takes time for us to get back to you. We review each submission closely, and we often have a number of submissions waiting for review. You can expect a response within 1-3 months, but often sooner. You are welcome to send a follow up email to info@hearingourway.com if it has been a few weeks.
We appreciate your patience. Please note that if your content is selected, our average bookings run about a year out. This means if you submit your story in Summer 2023 and are selected, you may not be featured until Summer 2024 or later.
Hearing Our Way magazine is designed for children and teens with hearing loss, but the list doesn't end there!
Our readers also include:
- young adults and adults with hearing loss
- parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends of children with hearing loss
- teachers of the deaf, itinerant teachers, AVTs, SLPs, and other providers
- school and public librarians, general ed and special ed teachers, school principals and districts
- audiologists, ENTs, cochlear implant centers, children's hospitals
- local chapters of hearing loss organizations such as Hands & Voices, HLAA, AGBell, & more
- organizations and companies who support children with hearing loss
Hearing Our Way is packed with fun, inspiring, and educational content in every issue. Listening, language, and self-advocacy symbols throughout the magazine highlight features that promote these skills.
Hearing Our Way features people with hearing loss:
- of all ages, from babies to adults
- of all races, religions, ethnicities, and backgrounds
- from all over the country and outside the United States
- who use a variety of communication modes including spoken language, sign language, cued speech, and multi-language households
- who have all types of hearing loss - including mild-to-profound, sensorineural, conductive, single-sided, and more
- and who use all types of hearing devices, from no assistive devices to FM/DM only, to bone-anchored hearing aids, hearing aids, and cochlear implants.
All are welcome to subscribe to Hearing Our Way, and anyone with an active paid subscription is eligible to submit content for consideration.