The National Deaf Patient Care Council is a new organization focusing on Deaf patients. Its goal is to improve the relationship between Deaf patients and hospitals, clinics, and medical practitioners (and all emergency and medical services), and to reduce the number of ADA lawsuits filed by Deaf people against providers of these services.

We request that all hospitals adopt these guidelines.

The euphemism
"hearing-impaired"

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Deaf Social Workers

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Council Members

Joseph Kolash

Co-Executive Chair

Matthew S. Moore

President

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Regional Directors

Joseph Kolash

Northeastern
Regional Director

Marcie Ryan

Southeastern
Regional Director

Sean Quigg

Northwestern
Regional Director
Southwestern
Regional Director

State Chairs

Connecticut – Position Open

Delaware – Position Open

Illinois – Position Open

Indiana – Position Open

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Michigan – Position Open

New Hampshire – Position Open

New Jersey – Position Open

New York – Joseph Kolash

Ohio – Position Open

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Vermont – Position Open

Wisconsin – Position Open

Alabama – Position Open

Florida – Charles Avena

Georgia – Position Open

Kentucky – Position Open

Mississippi – Position Open

North Carolina – Position Open

South Carolina – Position Open

Tennessee – Kristin Lizor-Granda

Virginia – Marcie Ryan

West Virginia – Position Open

Puerto Rico – Position Open

Virgin Islands – Position Open

Alaska – Position Open

Idaho – Sean Quigg

Iowa – Position Open

Minnesota – Position Open

Montana – Position Open

Nebraska – Position Open

North Dakota – Position Open

Oregon – Position Open

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Guam – Position Open

 

 

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