Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)- Alerting the Whole Community: Removing Barriers to Alerting Accessibility
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Summary
IPAWS is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure. This paper serves to demonstrate how IPAWS addresses the challenges of reaching the whole community, including the 25% of our population who might need assistance. It offers evidence that while IPAWS doesn't solve all of the challenges, it can certainly mitigate them, particularly with greater stakeholder engagement and public awareness. Emerging technologies that could improve accessibility are reviewed.
Populations
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FEMA
Programs/Initiatives
States
Keywords
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System; IPAWS; Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA; emergency; disaster; alert; emergency alert; Emergency Alert System; warning system; accessiblity; public awareness; wireless emergency alerts; cell broadcast technology; office of disability integration and coordination; signtel; AlertUS Technologies; DeafLink; Serene Innovations; MobiLaps
Contact
IPAWS Program Management Office at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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ipaws@dhs.gov