Helena Mitchell will present on accessible emergency communications at ICADI 2010

WEC R&D - Impact Strategy

Helena Mitchell, PhD, will present Strategies for Accessible Emergency Communications Adoption at ICADI 2010 in Newcastle, UK. Research and development activities can enhance adoption of accessible wireless devices capable of disseminating emergency communications. This presentation will focus on the findings from the Wireless RERC’s Wireless Emergency Communications (WEC) research and development project, how the experiences were utilized to inform industry and stakeholders on accessible emergency information formats, how the results have contributed to improving Federal emergency alert policies on adoption of accessible emergency alerting techniques, and the effectiveness of accessible emergency communications across a broad spectrum of users.