Xvii. Emergency Info Community Link

The following links provide information, interactive communication, and statistics to be utilized by anyone involved and/or interested in emergency preparedness. Further tools will be featured in the near future. Current resource information:

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   Upcoming Emergency Preparedness Events
   

Information about upcoming events involving Emergency Preparedness for individuals with disabilities will be posted as it becomes available.

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  Flexible geographic targeting using latitude/longitude “boxes” and other geospatial representations in three dimensions;
  
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  Multilingual and multi-audience messaging;
  
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  Phased and delayed effective times and expirations;
  
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  Enhanced message update and cancellation features;
  
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  Template support for framing complete and effective warning messages;
  
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  Digital encryption and signature capability; and,
  
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  Facility for digital images, audio and video.
  

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  AtHoc, Inc
  

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  Blue292
  

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  California Office of Emergency Services
  

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  Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN)
  

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  Centers for Disease Control
  

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  Comlabs, Inc.
  

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  Department of Homeland Security
  

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  Disaster Management Interoperability Services
  

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  E Team
  

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  GeoDecisions, Inc.
  

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  Hormann America, Inc.
  

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  IEM, Inc.
  

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  Los Angeles Fire Department
  

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  mobileFoundations
  

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  MyStateUSA
  

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  National Weather Service
  

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  NDS, Ltd.
  

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  New Technology Management Incorporated
  

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  Oregon RAINS
  

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  Roaming Messenger
  

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  Ship Analytics
  

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  SpectraRep Inc.
  

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  United States Geological Survey
  

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  Virginia Department of Transportation
  

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  Wallace Wireless
  

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  Warning Systems, Inc.
  

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As we all know, national movements often begin at a ‘grass roots’ level. There are no small successes in furthering the cause of accessible emergency notification. Each tiny step is a major coup, and deserves recognition. Bridge Multimedia seeks information on all local initiatives, community groups, individual efforts, and state programs regarding emergency preparedness, in order that we might properly promote them. Commercial organizations, non-profit associations, even lone volunteers…if you are involved in any facet of emergency notification, please send us your information so that we might assist in disseminating it. Bridge believes it is important that people in the emergency preparedness community are kept aware of the efforts and achievements of their contemporaries.

Within the next few months Bridge will be reviewing all of the input that we receive. We will post all appropriate information and strive to keep that data as up to date as possible. If you are interested in having your information included in our listings please e-mail us with:

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  The name of your organization/business/program
  
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  Background Information
  
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  Short history
  
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  Any relevant statistics
  
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  Contact Information
  
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  Address or website
  

Revisit this address in the months ahead to view the results of your feedback. With your help, we will make available an exciting new resource for the perpetuation of emergency preparedness information and communication.

A 2005 Harris Poll, commissioned by the National Organization on Disability, reveals that although emergency preparedness in the workplace is on the decline, personal preparedness for people with disabilities is on the rise. Findings include:

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  40% of people with disabilities report some level of anxiety over recently occurring natural disasters.
  

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  47% of people with disabilities have made plans to safely evacuate their homes, up from 39% in 2003.
  

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  54% of people with disabilities know whom to contact about emergency plans in their community, up from 44% in 2003.
  

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  57% of people with disabilities indicate that they have a workplace plan, down from 68% in 2003.
  

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  59% of people with disabilities rank non-profit organizations as doing an excellent or pretty good job in preparing them for disasters and other emergencies.
  

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  59% of people with disabilities believe that local government is doing a fair or poor job at preparing them for disasters.
  

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  61% of people with disabilities felt corporations were doing a fair or poor job of preparing the disabled population for disaster response.
  

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  63% of people with disabilities believe that the federal government is doing a fair or poor job at preparing them for disasters.
  

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