As most high school seniors get ready to move to a new city or state for college in the fall, Ohio Valley Voices alumni Cecilia Wilhelmy prepares for an even grander adventure: she’ll be moving to Spain. There, amidst ancient Moorish ruins and modern marvels like Antoni Gaudi’s Basilica de la Sagrada de Familia, she’ll […]
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To Jace Clayton and his mother Savannah, Ohio Valley Voices is much more than a place that helps children who are deaf and hard of hearing learn how to listen and speak. It is a tight-knit community and a springboard to a bright future. Jace was four months old when he was diagnosed profoundly deaf
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Nethra Narayanan is a caring, empathetic girl who loves reading and social studies. The OVV alumni, who is now a 5th grader at E.H. Greene Intermediate School, dreams of becoming either a police officer or author when she grows up. But, as her mother Anjali attests, Nethra’s path wasn’t easy. Born premature at 25 weeks
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Jasmine Willeford is an exuberant, joyful six-year-old. She is also the answer to her family’s prayers. Angie and Sean Willeford adopted Jasmine from India when she was 2-1/2 years old. She was only two pounds, frail, and had sepsis at birth. As a result of her poor health, Jasmine’s immune system was not just fighting
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What do you do with a bright, very active, determined little boy? It was a question Nick and Emily Van Zile had to answer when they were told their 18-month old son, George, didn’t have fluid in his ears but a hearing loss that required attention. After the shock of the diagnosis, the Van Ziles
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Meili Swain is a bright little girl who loves being the center of attention in her family. She is open and outgoing and loves her sister and two brothers. Meili was adopted from China when she was three years old and became part of the Swain family. Her mother, Julie, says she found about Ohio
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