Brainstorm
Results
 Deaf Emergency Tweet-In 
Deaf Eyes on Emergency
Notes
This 
is For 
REAL
Hearing people are watching.
Important
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Hearing people who care...
(cc) photo by  Metro Centric on Flickr
Talking with America's First Responders
On November 9, 2011, the American Deaf Community 
faces a 
national emergency...
"This is 
ONLY 
a test..."
It's a TEST!
“Ultimately, it comes down to the local and state level partners working with you on these projects.  The regional folks can, to a point, facilitate these efforts but the efforts must be directed between your folks and the state and local emergency responders and planners.”

Neil McDevitt
Disability Integration Communications Specialist
Office of Disability Integration and Coordination

Department of Homeland Security/ FEMA


Steps to Participate:
Sign up for Twitter
Turn on GPS
Include #demx in every Tweet about the test!
Follow @XpressiveHandz and @Deaf_Emergency 
FYI: we are only collecting Tweets to #demx 
Q1: 
Which local 
First Responders are BEST 
at communicating with the Deaf?


Q2: 
Which Deaf Community is CHAMP communicating with 
First Responders?


Q3: 

Which WAY of communicating is BEST? 

English text or ASL interpretation?


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Images are a convenience sample 
& may be 
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Tweet Ideas:

#demx EAS Alert received by ________ (tv, internet, SMS or text, etc).
#demx EAS Alert received via interpreter over (tv, in-person, etc)
#demx EAS Alert not received.
#demx EAS Alert info clear.
#demx EAS Alert info not clear.
Your #demx Tweets matter!
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Want to know how this began? 

XpressiveHandz.blogspot.com -
"Twitter in the Life of a Deaf Woman"

iDisaster2.0 
"Tornadoes and the Deaf Community: 
Are you reaching all of your citizens?"
History
Don't sleep! 
This Wednesday, 
Nov 9, 
Tweet to #demx!
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