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Fort Worth launches partnership to send emergency alerts to deaf, vision-impaired<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 14, 2013<\/p>\n

FORT WORTH — People with hearing and vision impairments have a new means of receiving emergency alerts from the city, under a partnership announced Thursday between Fort Worth and Deaf Link.<\/p>\n

Anyone living in a Fort Worth ZIP code can sign up at http:\/\/www.ftwahas.deaflink.com<\/a> to receive text and email alerts on emergencies such as severe weather, train derailments, industrial vehicle accidents and chemical fires, the city and Deaf Link said.<\/p>\n

The service is free, and residents don’t have to demonstrate an impairment to sign up for it.<\/p>\n

The service delivers messages via video-capable mobile devices such as smartphones and iPads, and by computer.<\/p>\n

The Accessible Hazard Alert System would send the alerts whenever outdoor warning sirens are activated for national, state, manmade or weather emergencies.<\/p>\n

The messages would be in American Sign Language, English and captioned text, and can be downloaded to Braille readers.<\/p>\n

Juan Ortiz, the city’s emergency management coordinator, said the partners are also interested in having Spanish-translated alerts and working with a partner that could send alerts via landline telephone to people who don’t have text message and email access.<\/p>\n

Mayor Betsy Price estimated that the city has 20,800 residents with hearing impairments and 14,500 with vision impairments.<\/p>\n

“Public safety is one of our No. 1 concerns in Fort Worth,” Price said. “It should be offered at the same level to all of our citizens.”<\/p>\n

Kay Chiodo, CEO of Deaf Link, a San Antonio provider of communications access services, said hearing- and vision-impaired people have “waited a long, long time” for the service.<\/p>\n

The partners tested the service in January, and it’s up and running, Ortiz said.<\/p>\n

Scott Nishimura,
\n817-390-7808
\nTwitter: @JScottNishimura<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2013\/02\/14\/4623195\/fort-worth-launches-partnership.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fort Worth launches partnership to send emergency alerts to deaf, vision-impaired Thursday, February 14, 2013 FORT WORTH — People with hearing and vision impairments have a new means of receiving emergency alerts from the city, under a partnership announced Thursday…<\/p>\n

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