PRINTER'S NO. 3308
No. 284 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY WAMBACH, ACOSTA, ANGSTADT, ARGALL, ARTY, BARLEY,
BATTISTO, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BILLOW, BIRMELIN, BLACK, BLAUM,
BOOK, BORTNER, BOWLEY, BOWSER, BOYES, BRANDT, BROUJOS, BUNT,
BURD, BURNS, BUSH, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CARLSON, CARN,
CAWLEY, CESSAR, CHADWICK, CIVERA, CLARK, CLYMER, COHEN,
COLAFELLA, COLE, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, COWELL, COY, DALEY,
DAVIES, DAWIDA, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DeVERTER, DeWEESE,
DIETTERICK, DININNI, DISTLER, DOMBROWSKI, DONATUCCI, DORR,
DUFFY, DURHAM, EVANS, FARGO, FARMER, FATTAH, FEE, FISCHER,
FLICK, FOSTER, FOX, FREEMAN, FREIND, GALLEN, GAMBLE, GANNON,
GEIST, GEORGE, GLADECK, GODSHALL, GRUITZA, GRUPPO, HAGARTY,
HALUSKA, HARPER, HASAY, HAYDEN, HAYES, HECKLER, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HESS, HONAMAN, HOWLETT, HUGHES, HUTCHINSON, IRVIS,
ITKIN, JACKSON, JADLOWIEC, JAROLIN, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS,
KASUNIC, KENNEDY, KENNEY, KITCHEN, KOSINSKI, KUKOVICH,
LaGROTTA, LANGTRY, LASHINGER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LETTERMAN,
LEVDANSKY, LINTON, LIVENGOOD, LLOYD, LUCYK, MAIALE, MAINE,
MANDERINO, MANMILLER, MARKOSEK, MAYERNIK, McCALL, McCLATCHY,
McHALE, McVERRY, MELIO, MERRY, MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, MILLER,
MOEHLMANN, MORRIS, MOWERY, MRKONIC, MURPHY, NAHILL, NOYE,
O'BRIEN, O'DONNELL, OLASZ, OLIVER, PERZEL, PETRARCA, PETRONE,
PHILLIPS, PICCOLA, PIEVSKY, PISTELLA, PITTS, PRESSMANN,
PRESTON, PUNT, RAYMOND, REBER, REINARD, RICHARDSON, RIEGER,
RITTER, ROBBINS, ROEBUCK, RUDY, RYAN, RYBAK, SALOOM, SAURMAN,
SCHEETZ, SCHULER, SEMMEL, SERAFINI, SEVENTY, SHOWERS,
SIRIANNI, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, D. W. SNYDER, G. SNYDER,
STABACK, STAIRS, STEIGHNER, STUBAN, SWEET, E. Z. TAYLOR,
F. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TELEK, TIGUE, TRELLO, VAN HORNE, VEON,
VROON, WASS, WESTON, WIGGINS, WOGAN, WOZNIAK, D. R. WRIGHT,
J. L. WRIGHT, R. C. WRIGHT AND YANDRISEVITS, MAY 16, 1988
ADOPTED, MAY 16, 1988
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 1988 as "Better Hearing and Speech
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Hearing is one of the most important senses,
4 controlling, in large measure, our ability to communicate with
1 others. It is currently estimated that there are approximately
2 25 million Americans, ranging from infants to the elderly, who
3 suffer from some form of hearing impairment; and
4 WHEREAS, In the past, individuals afflicted with a hearing
5 loss were often shunned by society and relegated to a life of
6 isolation. Unable to communicate, they were misunderstood and
7 were often left to deal with the insensitivity of others while
8 trying to make a life for themselves in a world where they were
9 perceived as "different"; and
10 WHEREAS, Through great advances in modern technology, coupled
11 with education programs for the public, thousands who suffer
12 from this handicap have been able to overcome some of the
13 negative aspects associated with it. Many individuals hold
14 positions of responsibility while pursuing significant careers,
15 and they are able to use a telephone, attend lectures and enjoy
16 various television programs; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate and set
18 aside the month of May 1988 as "Better Hearing and Speech Month"
19 in Pennsylvania.
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