[DDN] Virginia Tech and emergency preparedness

[Kathryn Hill]

On Apr 18, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Andy Carvin wrote:

> I've just posted an essay on my PBS blog about the
> role of emergency warning systems

Hi,

My first post here; I've been reading this list for about a month now.

Interestingly, I blogged about this yesterday: an emergency  
notification service for SMS and email: http:// 
www.stonedeafpilots.com/?p=31

I've also blogged about the usefulness of Twitter in emergency  
situations: http://www.stonedeafpilots.com/?p=20

Hopefully this incident will push for more emergency preparedness via  
channels such as SMS.  Here's a case study: currently the only way  
for the deaf and hearing impaired to contact 911 is to do it directly  
on a TTY/TDD; 911 does not accept Relay (TRS) calls.  Carrying a TTY  
everywhere isn't feasible and it isn't always easy to find a public  
TTY, either.  In Japan, the emergency services allow SMS and email  
messages to be received.

http://www.stonedeafpilots.com/?p=11

Thanks,
Kathryn Hill - Digital Bon Vivant
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Also by me:
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