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<DIV><SPAN class=314474914-01062011><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=314474914-01062011><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yasmin Reyazuddin </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aging & Disability Services
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Montgomery County Government
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Department of Health & Human
Services </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor)
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rockville MD 20850 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>240-777-0311 (MC311) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>240-777-1556 (personal) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>240-777-1495 (fax) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille
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contain protected health information or other information that is confidential
or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender
by return mail and destroy any copies of this material.
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Thank
you.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org
[mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Brown,
Debbie<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:33 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Sligo
Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Md-sligo] FW:
Announcement: Review of the Emergency Alert System<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
have not looked at these documents yet, but they may be of interest to
us.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> MCPL DRCINFO
[mailto:drcinfo@montgomerycountymd.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 31, 2011
7:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Brown, Debbie<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: Announcement: Review
of the Emergency Alert System<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Laura Quinn
[mailto:lquinn@GOV.STATE.MD.US]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 5/31/2011 4:05
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Laura Quinn<BR><B>Subject:</B> Announcement: Review of the
Emergency Alert System</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">FCC Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Review of the
Emergency Alert System</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Links to the actual
document are here: </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
title=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.doc
href="http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.doc">http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.doc</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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title=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.pdf
href="http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.pdf">http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.pdf</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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title=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.txt
href="http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.txt">http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0526/FCC-11-82A1.txt</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"><B><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">Pursuant to statutory
authorization, the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) serves as an
information clearinghouse on the needs and issues affecting deaf and hard of
hearing individuals and provides this information as a service to the community.
ODHH does not endorse the goods or services of the sponsoring organization. The
views or opinions expressed in this announcement are not necessarily those of
ODHH.</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">
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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">Governor's Office
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing<BR></SPAN></B><A
title=http://www.odhh.maryland.gov/
href="http://www.odhh.maryland.gov/"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">www.odhh.maryland.gov</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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