Emergency Alerts for People Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

FEMA and National Public Radio Work Together to Increase Emergency Alert Preparedness for People Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

10/22/2013 05:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON —The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced a cooperative pilot project with National Public Radio's (NPR's) technology research and development group, NPR Labs, to demonstrate the delivery of the first-ever, real-time emergency alert messages to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in five Gulf states. 

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