Description

On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will host a workshop to promote the wider use and increased accessibility of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

As part of the FCC continuing commitment to ensure that emergency alert systems (EAS) and warning systems are effective and available to all Americans, the workshop will explore two key issues:

• How to improve the usefulness of the EAS for emergency managers at the state and local levels (e.g., Emergency Operation Centers, Public Safety Answering Points, Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services), and
• How to improve the accessibility of alerts to people with disabilities.

The live stream with open captioning over the Internet - FCC EAS workshop can be accessed from the FCC web page at www.fcc.gov/live. Those watching the live video stream of the event may e-mail event-related questions to livequestions@fcc.gov.

The workshop will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Sign language interpreters, open captioning and assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fulfill. To make a request for reasonable accommodations or materials in accessible formats, contact fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

For additional information about the meeting, please contact John A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing Division, PSHSB at (202) 418-0848 or via e-mail at john.evanoff@fcc.gov or Cheryl King, Disability Rights Office, CGB at (202) 418-2284 or via email at: cheryl.king@fcc.gov.