Essential emergency services play a key role in saving lives when snowstorms blanket the Northeast or a wildfire erupts out West. However, many communities are still being left out and face ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the National Weather Service hosted a town hall meeting with the deaf community to address questions, comments and concerns about how severe weather threats are ...

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major step toward inclusive emergency communication, SOS Technologies today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Emergency Alert System, ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sorenson, the leading language services provider of inclusive communication services for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and diverse people, today announced a ...

To improve the quality of life of Austin's deaf, blind and hard of hearing populations, the city and Travis County this week launched a system to send emergency alerts in American Sign Language.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing new rules for emergency alerts to make them more accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The agency said in a news release that ...

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Vodacom has announced the launch of the SMS Emergency Service for Deaf, hearing and speech impaired customers in South Africa. The Vodacom 082 112 SMS Emergency Service is free and provided for ...

A nurse at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla., activated a video screen with an internet link to connect Jennylee Bruno to an American sign language interpreter. Minutes later, Bruno’s worst fear ...