ASL Webinar for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 9-1-1 Call Center – Text 9-1-1 Presented by Robert Uribe, 911 Communication & Technology Administrator How the 9-1-1 Call Center operates Availability 9-1-1 testing areas Come and join us. Gift Card Prize…
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Why 50 Million People Can’t Call 911
WHY 50 MILLION PEOPLE CAN’T CALL 911 July 13, 2016 Over 50 million deaf citizens can’t use their smartphone to call 911. Credit: Mark J. Fletcher, ENP For the deaf community, texting to 911 can be their lifeline. But in…
Text to 911 service starts in Denton county, Carrollton
Text to 911 service starts in county Denton dispatchers respond to a Denton Record-Chronicle test 911 text call to show how the system works Monday afternoon. Option should benefit callers with speech, hearing problems By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Staff Writer [email protected] October…
Text-to-9-1-1 Now Available in Potter and Randall Counties, some Brazos Valley counties
Text-to-9-1-1 Now Available in Potter and Randall Counties September 14, 2016 When an emergency occurs, calling 9-1-1 isn’t always an option. Residents in Potter and Randall counties can now send text messages to 9-1-1. Text-to-9-1-1 provides accessibility to the hearing…
FCC Proposes Rule Requiring Real-Time Text Capability
FCC Proposes Rule Requiring Real-Time Text Capability The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule on May 25, 2016 that would require wireless phones and other communications devices to support real-time text services so that people with disabilities have…
APD: Deaf woman attacked in broad daylight
APD: Deaf woman attacked in broad daylight Jenni Lee, KVUE July 22, 2015 AUSTIN — Austin police are looking for four teenagers — three males and one female — who they say followed and punched a deaf woman, and stole…