User Needs

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2009 State of the Technology Conference

 

Bettye Harris

The WEC Experience, Bettye Harris, Field Test Observer, assisted with recruitment of participants and served as a field test observer in all of the Atlanta field trials. She discussed her experience and observations.

Brenda Flanagan

The WEC Experience, Brenda Flanagan, Focus Group Participant, was a field test and focus group participant for the WEC project. She participated in the field test of the WEC method, the field test of CMAS specifications that effect accessibility, and a focus group on American Sign Language (ASL) video alerts on mobile devices. She shared her experience, specifically, as a participant, and generally, as a person who is Deaf, what she has encountered when receiving actual emergency alerts and information.

Business Preparedness

Human Factors: the end-user experience (end-user track), Evan Koch, Business Preparedness

Campus Environment

Delivering Accessible Wireless Emergency Alerts, Markku T. Hakkinen, Campus Environment

Community Preparedness

Human Factors: the end-user experience (end-user track), Neil McDevitt, Community Preparedness

DeeDee Bennett

Roundtables, DeeDee Bennett, A Comparative Analysis of State Emergency Plans: Improving Communications and Response to Vulnerable Populations

Diane N. Bryen

Rountables, Diane N. Bryen, Communication During Times of Natural or Man-made Emergencies: the Potential of Speech-generating Devices

Ed Price

The WEC Experience, Ed Price, Technical Director for WEC

Helen T. Sullivan

Roundtables, Helen T. Sullivan, Communicating Critical Information Using Mobile Phones

Human Factor

Moving Forward, Brenda Phillips, Human Factor

Human Factors: the end user experience

Session Speakers: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Individual Experiences

Human Factors: the end user experience (end-user track), David A. Ross, Individual Experiences

Jeremy Johnson

Roundtables, Jeremy Johnson, Emergency Alerting for People with Disabilities

John Morris

Roundtables, John Morris, Accessibility of Emergency Communications to Deaf Citizens

John Weatherford

The WEC Experience, Joh Weatherford, Field Test Site Host, directed the coordination and use of Public Broadcasting Atlant as a field test site for the WEC project and discussed his experience and observations as a site host.

Milton Clipper, Public Broadcasting Atlanta - PBA (TV) - WABE (Radio) - APS (Cable)

 

Opening Keynote Address

Presented: September 22, 2009

Patrick Langdon

Roundtables, Patrick Langdon, Inclusive Wireless Technology for Emergency Communications in the UK

Peter White, AT&T