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JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 28
LCDHH provides connections for communication
Molly Yacoviello’s hard work is beginning to pay off
BY JEFF FALK
BY JEFF FALK
It seems simple enough. The only way to swim fast is to swim fast. But it in reality, it is much harder than that. Because one of the only ways to swim fast is through hard work. In her young life, Molly Yacoviello of York has already experienced her share of success through a highly developed work ethic. Her propensity for hard work will also serve her well as her future unfolds. “I think all of it depends on the work ethic,” said Molly. “If I didn’t push myself at practice, I wouldn’t be able to go fast. My coach tells us that a lot. In practice, you just have to go CLOSED JUNE 27th translate - JULY 8th over Thursday, fast. That should July 4th Karen Pfortsch (left), client services manager and language specialist for LancasterCLOSED Center of the Deaf into meets, and it usually does, FURNITURE APPLIANCE HEATING & JUNE the 27th - JULY 8th WATER CONDITIONING & Hard of Hearing, and Kandy Reyes, president of Keystone Deaf & Hard of HearingThursday, Services, display but sometimes you just have July 4th American Sign Language symbol for love. of bad meets.” CLOSED FURNITURE WATER CONDITIONING APPLIANCE HEATING & COOLING JUNE 27th A - JULY 8th senior at Veritas Thursday, rising sign language interpreters, sign facial expressions and body our clients with whatever services July 4th Academy, which is located at language education, hearing aids, language as ways to receive com- are needed. It’s like aFURNITURE one-stop WATER CONDITIONING APPLIANCE HEATING & COOLING 26 27th Hillcrest Ave., Leola, Molly speech therapy, amplifiers, closed munications, but they are more shop. When a person comesCLOSED in JUNE - JULY 8th is one of the top swimmers in caption video phones, doorbell informal and learned skills that here, they need to discuss their her age group, in the area and signalers, smoke and fire alarms, are often less accurate than sign needs with us. Some might be in the region. But Molly doesn’t workshops, community activities language. looking for a job, and we’ll connect compete for her school, or any and social events. “The goal is barrier-free services them with employment agencies. school for that matter. She People who are deaf or hard of and community access,” said Some people might be struggling trains at and swims for the York hearing also employ lip reading, Pfortsch. “Our goal is to empower with reading. Some people have 15% OFF
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ne of the five human senses, hearing is something that can be easily taken for granted. But for those who can’t hear, there’s an element of appreciation that inspires creativity, ingenuity and a manifestation of the human spirit. Through a wealth of services and resources, the Lancaster Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), located at 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, which is a subsidiary of and overseen by Keystone Deaf & Hard of Hearing Servicies (KDHHS) of Reading, helps individuals with hearing loss learn to listen, communicate better and generally lead fuller lives. LCDHH client services manager and language specialist Karen Pfortsch, who has been deaf since birth, was interviewed for this article with the help of sign language inter preter K andy Reyes, KDHHS’ president. “Deaf individuals are happy being deaf,” said Pfortsch. “We can do everything except hear. We can drive; we can work. American Sign Language is a beautiful language. What’s important to us is our eyes and being able to see.” At LCDHH, individuals with hearing loss and their family members are directly and indirectly connected with services like
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