{"id":8014,"date":"2009-10-07T03:30:16","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T08:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2009-10-07T03:53:48","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T08:53:48","slug":"hlaa-testifies-before-congress-on-emergency-alerting-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/10\/07\/hlaa-testifies-before-congress-on-emergency-alerting-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Lise Hamlin
\nDirector of Public Policy and State Development
\nOctober 2, 2009<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is NOT a test: Will the Nation\u2019s Emergency Alert System Deliver the
\nPresident\u2019s Message to the Public?\u201d That was the topic of a 3 \u00bd hour hearing
\nbefore the US House of Representative\u2019s Committee on Transportation and
\nInfrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
\nEmergency Management. In addition to the testimony provided by Hearing Loss
\nAssociation of America, the Subcommittee heard testimony from FEMA (Federal
\nEmergency Management Agency), the Government Accountability Office, Maryland
\nState Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), a Florida County Commissioner,
\nNational Council of La Raza, and Las Vegas PBS.<\/p>\n

If an emergency happened tomorrow, do you know how you would get the
\ninformation you need? Would it be accessible to you? If you live in a rural
\ncommunity that does not regularly caption the news, are you sure the
\nemergency news that has been provided has captions or uses some other visual
\nmethod (scrolling or crawling text, for example) to get the information to
\nyou? These are the kinds of questions we need to answer before an emergency.<\/p>\n

Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Ranking Member Mario Diaz-Balart had
\nsome hard hitting questions for FEMA. Others on the panel provided
\ninformation to help the Committee ensure that information on emergencies
\ngets out to everyone.<\/p>\n

Still, in an emergency, we need to be sure that every one of us is prepared.
\nIt\u2019s up to us to provide information to Congress and FEMA about what we need
\nin an emergency. It\u2019s also up to us to talk to local emergency responders,
\nto join in CERT teams and to be actively involved with emergency planning to
\nensure that you are safe in an emergency.<\/p>\n

View HLAA\u2019s testimony (PDF format)
\nhttp:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/advocacy\/pdfs\/Hamlin_NOTaTest_9-30-2009.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

You can read the testimony of all invited to testify or view the video of
\nthe hearing on http:\/\/transportation.house.gov<\/a> (go to Hearings section)
\n\u2013 but will not be available for long. Or click here for a temporary direct
\nlink (look on the right column for the list of testimonies). The Committee
\nhas a number of hearing s coming up, so plant to keep the video only for a
\nfew days; the written testimony should be available longer.<\/p>\n

For those or you who are curious about House proceedings: open captioning is
\nnot provided all the time: HLAA requested the captions. Captioning was
\nprovided remotely, even though there is a court reporter in the room who is
\nresponsible for the official record. In fact, there are two official court
\nreporters \u2013 each one working no more than an hour at a time. We were also
\ntold that if the court reporters go on the House floor, they need only work
\nfor 15 minutes at a time. Each reporter cleans up the text during their
\nbreaks so that it can be ready for the official record as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

We also learned from staff that several people in the room told staff said
\nthe captioning was great and they would love to see that all the time.
\nIsn\u2019t\u2019 that always the case?<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/advocacy\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues By Lise Hamlin Director of Public Policy and State Development October 2, 2009 \u201cThis is NOT a test: Will the Nation\u2019s Emergency Alert System Deliver the President\u2019s Message to the Public?\u201d That…<\/p>\n

Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[351,65,1181,24,538,1358,1357,1356,1355,56,1359],"class_list":["post-8014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-alert","tag-captioning","tag-congress","tag-deaf","tag-emergency","tag-emergency-alert-system","tag-federal-emergency-management-agency","tag-fema","tag-hlaa","tag-hoh","tag-transportation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-25g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16282,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/10\/17\/first-nationwide-test-of-the-emergency-alert-system-11911\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":0},"title":"First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System 11\/9\/11","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011 Office of the Governor Rick Perry Committee on People with Disabilities Emergency Alert System Nationwide Test (EAS) Background The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16582,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/11\/08\/new-information-on-the-emergency-alert-system-%e2%80%9ceas%e2%80%9d\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":1},"title":"New Information on the Emergency Alert System \u201cEAS\u201d","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 8, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"NEW INFORMATION ON THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM \u201cEAS\u201d One important change has happened to the EAS Test that is different from what we sent out last week: The test will be less than30 seconds. Not THREE minutes. * Updated News: EAS Test Shortened to 30 Seconds * Wireless RERC EAS\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25254,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/11\/06\/pilot-radio-project-targets-alerts-for-the-deaf\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":2},"title":"Pilot Radio Project Targets Alerts for the Deaf","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 6, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Pilot Radio Project Targets Alerts for the Deaf October 23, 2013 The R&D arm of NPR is involved in a pilot project to deliver emergency alerts to deaf and hard-of-hearing people in several Gulf states. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the cooperative project with NPR Labs. \u201cTwenty-five NPR-affiliated public\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16433,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/10\/31\/nationwide-test-of-emergency-alert-system-eas-asl-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":3},"title":"Nationwide TEST of Emergency Alert System (EAS) – ASL Version","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 31, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Nationwide TEST of Emergency Alert System (EAS) - ASL Version On November 9, 2011 there will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. It's just a test. Watch the video for more information. http:\/\/deaflink.com\/video\/eas\/l_eng.html English text\/voice and ASL http:\/\/deaflink.com\/video\/eas\/l_span.html Spanish text\/voice and ASL The reason FEMA and FCC\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22008,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/02\/27\/npr-labs-to-demo-alerting-for-deaf-hard-of-hearing\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":4},"title":"NPR Labs to Demo Alerting for Deaf, Hard of Hearing","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"February 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"NPR Labs to Demo Alerting for Deaf, Hard of Hearing by Leslie Stimson February 22, 2013 As we have reported, NPR Labs is interested in demonstrating the delivery of emergency alerts to the deaf and hard-of-hearing in the Gulf Coast states through local public radio stations and the Public Radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23281,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/06\/02\/fema-and-ad-council-help-americans-prepare-for-severe-weather-wireless-emergency-alerts\/","url_meta":{"origin":8014,"position":5},"title":"FEMA and Ad Council Help Americans Prepare for Severe Weather – Wireless Emergency Alerts","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"June 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 FEMA and Ad Council Help Americans Prepare for Severe Weather - Wireless Emergency Alerts New PSAs launch during Hurricane Preparedness Week as part of Ready campaign Recent severe weather and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season reinforce the need for Americans to familiarize themselves with the look,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DN_logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8014"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8018,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014\/revisions\/8018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}