INTERMED
West Michigan Osteopathic Doctors, P.C.            Michael C. McCully, D.O.
                                                         Mary R. Pell, D.O.
                                                       Burr M. Rogers, D.O.
                                                    Paul W. Schneider, D.O.


Office on the Americans
with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, D.C. 20035-9998


To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Dr. Mary Pell and I am a family practitioner in Grand
Rapids, Michigan and I wondered if you could please take some
time to clarify a question that our office has. We presently
have a patient who is deaf and who is under our care and is able
to communicate with us through notes, however she informs us that
this is not an acceptable form of communication as far as she is
concerned. She is demanding that we hire an interpreter to be
available with her during her office appointments.

We have sent for a copy of the Americans Disability Act, and if
my understanding is correct, as long as there is some form of
communication, then we have met our obligations, according to
this Act.

If I misunderstood that interpretation and we do need someone
here as an interpreter, could you please either just call our
office at (616) 538-3300 or send us a note and let us know what
our specific responsibilities are concerning that.

Thank you for your effort.

                                      Sincerely,


                                      Mary Pell, D.O.


MP/ts

990 44TH STREET SW; WYOMING, MI 49509. TELEPHONE (616) 538-3300 FAX LINE (616) 
538-6353



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