A year later, 911 Smartphone app still calling in positive results BY ADRIAN MCCANDLESS Special to Star-Telegram January 29, 2018 KELLER – Help came quickly for one elderly woman when she fell in her large senior living complex in Keller,…
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SirenGPS and Deaf Community
I’m Mark Witt regional sales manager for SirenGPS this is Elizabeth Roseberry, [email protected], she is a certified sign language interpreter and today we invited Elizabeth over to NETCOM 911 to actually experience, try and see Siren 911 in action. I…
FEMA Accessible Hurricane Harvey ASL Video
Good morning, FEMA has produced a short, accessible video about Hurricane Harvey safety, including shelter-in-place information. The video is in American Sign Language, narrated and captioned. There are no visuals in the video other than the staff person standing in…
Live Accessible Hurricane Harvey Update Today at 5pm EST (8/25/17)
Live Accessible Hurricane Harvey Update Today at 5pm EST** At 5pm (eastern time) today FEMA is hosting a Facebook live to provide official updates about Hurricane Harvey. The FEMA Facebook page is http://www.Facebook.com/FEMA. The session will have an American Sign…
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…