SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 5 PM
(Cameron County Commissioners’ Court Room, Old Dancy County Court House, 1100 E. Monroe Street Brownsville, Texas)
Texas Association of Counties-Leadership Foundation County Best Practice Awards
(Delivery of Services: Health & Human Services)
Award Presentation to Cameron County Judge’s Office for Disaster Preparedness Outreach Efforts That Include Deaf/HOH
(It’s primarily focused on Hurricane Dolly ASL-interpreted emergency broadcast efforts)
Additional, subsequent outreach efforts to be showcased following the award presentation that demonstrate the collaborative work between Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy counties:
- Regionally-focused DVD-Public Service Announcement (English & Spanish) with ASL interpretation
Eventually available for media broadcasting and Tri-County (Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy) Judge’s Division of Emergency Management web posting
- Hurricane Preparedness Brochure (English & Spanish) in Braille
Eventually available at Tri-County Judge’s Office & Division of Emergency Management, Dept. of Assisted & Rehabilitative Services offices in Harlingen & McAllen
- Promotion of Accessible-Hazard Alert System-Individual Notification
state-authorized, emergency video/text messaging alerts for deaf & blind residents with email, pagers, cell phones (with text capability), and PDAs (with email capability)
- Announcement of federal grant award that will provide LIVE video relay ASL interpretation during non-emergency & emergency:
NON-emergency: eventually will be available at least at Tri-County Judge’s Division of Emergency Management & Tri-County Main Health Office
Emergency: eventually will be available at least at Tri-County evacuation hub & certain shelters (if such shelters are open)
WEBSITE: http://www.co.cameron.tx.us/emergency/index.htm
CONTACT PERSON NAME: Nathanael Flores
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
CONTACT TELEPHONE #: (956) 547-7000