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INCLUSION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES INTO EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS

INCLUSION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES INTO EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS. FACTS. There are over 30 million Americans who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Deaf/Blind (approx. 11% of our population). Their disabilities affect how they receive information.

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INCLUSION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES INTO EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS

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  1. INCLUSION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES INTO EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS

  2. FACTS There are over 30 million Americans who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Deaf/Blind (approx. 11% of our population). Their disabilities affect how they receive information •Deaf: The primary language for the majority of citizens who are Deaf is American Sign Language (ASL), it has no roots in English. • Blind: Audible beeps alert them to an inaccessible text message that is being shown on their television screen. • Hard of Hearing: In the event of “late breaking” emergency information or alerts, often captioning is not available. • Deaf/Blind: Have extremely limited or no access to broadcast alerts or any emergency information.

  3. PROBLEMS • Text captioning IS NOT a complete solution • If emergency information is captioned (text) on television, the information is not accessible for Americans who are Deaf and require ASL or those who are blind and need to have the information voiced. • Without timely access to comprehensible emergency information, this segment of our population could easily become a liability or worse, our casualties.

  4. SOLUTIONS ACCESSIBLE HAZARD ALERT SYSTEM (AHAS™) provides National, State and County Emergency Managersthe ability to provide emergency information/alerts to Broadcasters in an “air ready” format in Voice, Sign Language and Text. AHAS-IN™, is an enrollment program which allows persons with disabilities to receive individual notification of alerts/emergency information. The Individual Notifications are sent to text/internet capable devices, such as, cell phones, pagers, smart phones/PDA’s and email on computers directing the person to the alert in a accessible format.

  5. Deaf Link’s Outreach Program • provides information and enrollment opportunities to persons with disabilities who would benefit from accessible alerts and preparedness information. • Components • Printed/Electronic materials • Networking with key disability agencies • Presentations • Accessible Informational videos in American Sign Language, voice and text

  6. www.deaflink.com

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