[Capchapohio] Fw: in upcoming test of emergency alert system, FCC needs your feedback

[Carol Akers]

This is an important read. I encourage all Ohio NFB members to read this and get involved. Let the voices be heard.Carol

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  On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Vicky Prahin<Vicky at hadley.edu> wrote:   
  
 
FCC Announces Test of Emergency Alert System and Needs Your Feedback
 
Date Posted: 09/16/2016
 
  
 
When the FCC last conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System in 2011, it determined that the system fell well short of meeting the needs of Americans who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, blind, or low-vision.
 
  
 
In the intervening time, the FCC has implemented a new set of technical rules intended to ensure that all Americans receive the information they need to seek shelter and safety in the face of an imminent emergency, such as a tornado. In order to assess the implementation of these improvements, the FCC and FEMA will conduct a new test over television and radio on September 28 at 2:20 pm ET.
 
  
 
However, the FCC cannot, by itself, effectively assess the nationwide implementation of the test for all Americans who are blind or have low vision. Thus, the FCC wants to hear from you about your experience with the test. They are putting together a simple form on their website that will ask for your contact information (to determine geographical region), the source to which you were listening (broadcast TV, cable, radio, satellite), any complications you may have experienced, and specific feedback on your experience. 
 
  
 
The FCC particularly hopes to learn whether the audio is clear, distinct, and informative. The FCC also needs to know whether the text crawl is broadcast with sufficient contrast, whether the text is large enough to see, and whether the crawl moves at an effective and understandable speed for viewers with low vision. For those with both usable vision and hearing, the FCC is further interested in whether the text and audio have parity. The FCC also wants to know whether Spanish-language channels broadcast a Spanish-language alert.
 
  
 
For a day or two after the test on September 28, you can provide your feedback on thePublic Safety Support Center website. 
 
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/general/public-safety-support-center
 
  
   
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