Deaf Senior Services Coalition

Deaf Senior Services Coalition A coalition formed to address the service gaps in healthcare for Deaf Seniors in Rochester, NY area.

Deaf Senior Services Coalition

The DSSC is a group of advocates, service providers and health care systems committed to creating and ensuring an ASL accessible continuum of care to Rochester’s Deaf 55+ community. DSSC is looking for committed community advocates and professionals who want to make a difference in creating systems change with local service providers and health care entities in the

following areas:

-Increased access to ASL interpreters in long term care & rehab facilities
- Nursing home administrators’ awareness and needs of Deaf residents
- Expanded Deaf friendly senior health community resources & services
- ASL/Deaf-led Home Health Care Training & Certification
-Provision and retention of Deaf medical professionals in Rochester

Patti Canne - Deaf Care Guidelines & Provider Training
Karen Putz - Community Engagement
Marina Barnum - Resources
Steve Lovi - Coalition Development & Funding

Resources:

Lifespan: https://www.lifespan-roch.org/resource-lists

Partners in Deaf Health: https://www.partnersdeafhealth.org/

Deaf Wellness Center: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/deaf-wellness-center.aspx

Deaf Elders Around Rochester (DEAR): http://www.rochesterdeafclub.com/D-E-A-R-.php

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the DSSC booth today!
06/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the DSSC booth today!

06/02/2026

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Wegmans stores will now be offering free access to on-demand American Sign Language. The company announced on Tuesday that customers will be able to download the Aira ASL a…

06/02/2026
DSSC and Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. have partnered together to create a Deaf Respite program. If you are a careg...
05/28/2026

DSSC and Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. have partnered together to create a Deaf Respite program.

If you are a caregiver of a loved one with dementia who is fluent in ASL and would like to set up services, contact Bethany Razo. You will be matched with a volunteer who is fluent in ASL and will spend a few hours with your loved one so that you can have a break. You can email Bethany at [email protected].

Contact Ellen Warner if you'd like to become a volunteer to provide Respite Care to a person with dementia. You must be fluent in ASL. You will be reimbursed for mileage. You can email Ellen at [email protected].

Photo:

Ellen Warner, a woman with light skin and wavy hair on the left. Bethany Razo, a woman with light skin, light straight hair wearing glasses on the right.

Monica Elaine never expected or planned to work in health care. A single fateful encounter in the late 1990s was all it ...
05/26/2026

Monica Elaine never expected or planned to work in health care. A single fateful encounter in the late 1990s was all it took to open a whole new world.

“One day,” she recalls, “a nurse from The Ottawa Hospital contacted me and asked if I would consider communicating with a patient who was very ill.”

Monica Elaine Campbell transformed health care for the Deaf community, improving access, communication and dignity for Deaf patients across Ottawa

from JT Reid:"I have gained better perspectives of life with wisdom and I am able to share them with younger generatio...
05/06/2026

from JT Reid:

"I have gained better perspectives of life with wisdom and I am able to share them with younger generations."

Photo: The above quote with the DSSC multi-colored circle of hands logo underneath. JT is a man with dark skin wearing glasses and a vest with a tie.

Ellen Warner shares how you can volunteer at DSSC in partnership with Lifespan:
05/05/2026

Ellen Warner shares how you can volunteer at DSSC in partnership with Lifespan:

Ellen Warner is the DSSC Volunteer Coordinator. To volunteer: www.tinyurl.com/DSSCvolunteer

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