PRINTER'S NO. 1762
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
322
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, BURNS, HENNESSEY, MULLINS, RYAN,
BERNSTINE, READSHAW, BIZZARRO, PASHINSKI, KORTZ, IRVIN,
DiGIROLAMO, HILL-EVANS, LONGIETTI, CALTAGIRONE, McNEILL,
MILLARD, MACKENZIE, MEHAFFIE, MURT, KINSEY, YOUNGBLOOD,
NEILSON, FREEMAN, OBERLANDER, ISAACSON, DRISCOLL, McCLINTON,
D. MILLER, SCHWEYER, GILLEN, WEBSTER AND MALAGARI,
MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2019 as "Better Hearing and Speech
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Better Hearing and Speech Month" was founded in
1927 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in an
effort to raise awareness about communication disorders and the
role of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in
providing life-altering treatment; and
WHEREAS, Audiologists work with individuals of all ages with
hearing loss, balance disorders, auditory processing disorders,
tinnitus and other auditory disorders while speech-language
pathologists help to manage speech, language, voice, swallowing
and feeding disorders; and
WHEREAS, In addition to working in clinical settings, these
professionals also share their knowledge in areas of research,
education, advocacy, policy development and health
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