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Around Town: Canton woman honored as Deaf Community Champion - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com
Nikki Kelly of Canton was named Deaf Community Champion recently by Quota International of Canton.
Kelly’s deafness was diagnosed at age 2. It is not known if she was born with a profound hearing loss or acquired it from a very high fever at 7 months. She started wearing hearing aids at an early age and continues to wear them. She also communicates with American Sign Language.
The honoree graduated with honors from Timken High School in 1994. She graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language in 2008. In 1993, she was Quota’s Outstanding Deaf Teen.
Kelly is an educational assistant in the hearing impaired-deaf department at Belle Stone Elementary School, where she started in preschool at age 3. She is a mentor and role model for the students she works with. In addition, she is a member of the Deaf Advisory Committee for Trillium Family Solutions’ Deaf Services program, teaches American Sign Language classes at Walsh University, and is designing the American Sign Language curriculum for Walsh and the assessment test for correct placement in the program.
Nikki Kelly of Canton was named Deaf Community Champion recently by Quota International of Canton.
Kelly’s deafness was diagnosed at age 2. It is not known if she was born with a profound hearing loss or acquired it from a very high fever at 7 months. She started wearing hearing aids at an early age and continues to wear them. She also communicates with American Sign Language.
The honoree graduated with honors from Timken High School in 1994. She graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language in 2008. In 1993, she was Quota’s Outstanding Deaf Teen.
Kelly is an educational assistant in the hearing impaired-deaf department at Belle Stone Elementary School, where she started in preschool at age 3. She is a mentor and role model for the students she works with. In addition, she is a member of the Deaf Advisory Committee for Trillium Family Solutions’ Deaf Services program, teaches American Sign Language classes at Walsh University, and is designing the American Sign Language curriculum for Walsh and the assessment test for correct placement in the program.