[Md-sligo] FW: Announcement: Review of the Emergency AlertSystem

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I have been signed up for Montgomery County e-alerts by e-mail since last
September.  A lot of emergencies don't get alerted.  Other minor (to me)
things are sent out on the system.  It's interesting, but I wouldn't call it
crucial.  The web system Mont County uses seemed to be accessible enough, as
I remember.  You specify your location, and you also can specify the types
of alerts you want to receive.

 

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
  

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From: md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Reyazuddin, Yasmin
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:58 AM
To: Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland
Subject: Re: [Md-sligo] FW: Announcement: Review of the Emergency
AlertSystem

 

I will suggest that for those of us who have Iphones and also email
addresses, to sign up for the emergency alert services. PG county and
Montgomery county have these system on the website. It will give us a chance
to test it out before writing up our comments for FCC. 

The information provided through this system is helpful and informative. For
me, it is not readily available. It is more for pagers and cell phones with
smart aps. 

 

 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 

Aging & Disability Services 

Montgomery County Government 

Department of Health & Human Services 

401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) 

Rockville MD 20850 

240-777-0311 (MC311) 

240-777-1556 (personal) 

240-777-1495 (fax) 

office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm 

Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille 

 

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From: md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Brown, Debbie
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:33 AM
To: Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland
Subject: [Md-sligo] FW: Announcement: Review of the Emergency Alert System

I have not looked at these documents yet, but they may be of interest to us.

 

Debbie

 

 

From: MCPL DRCINFO [mailto:drcinfo at montgomerycountymd.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 7:07 PM
To: Brown, Debbie
Subject: FW: Announcement: Review of the Emergency Alert System

 

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From: Laura Quinn [mailto:lquinn at GOV.STATE.MD.US]
Sent: Tue 5/31/2011 4:05 PM
To: Laura Quinn
Subject: Announcement: Review of the Emergency Alert System

FCC Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Review of the Emergency Alert System

 

REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.  The Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) has issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to get the public's
input on proposed changes to rules governing the Emergency Alert System
(EAS), to provide for alert messages using the Common Alerting Protocol
(CAP).  CAP permits emergency alerts to be sent to users in voice; audio, or
data files; images; and multilingual translations; and allows links to be
sent that provide further information.  The FCC's Notice asks for comments
on certain disability access issues in paragraphs 189-195.  This item has
possible impacts for people with disabilities, especially for persons with
vision and hearing disabilities.  

Links to the actual document are here:  

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-8
2A1.doc

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-8
2A1.pdf

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-8
2A1.txt

 

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in this announcement are not necessarily those of ODHH. 

Governor's Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
 <http://www.odhh.maryland.gov/> www.odhh.maryland.gov



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