Other Gaps

Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

• Pop-up software needs to have the ability to override user settings and pass through emergency messages while blocking other pop-ups.

• Sound and public address systems need to have quality standards (Many lessons from Katrina shelter experiences)

• National Support Service Provider Program needed for training to help deafblind individuals in emergencies

• Federal and/or state emergency equipment distribution for deaf/hard of hearing individuals at little or no cost

• Audiologists must be part of the recovery team (Katrina – hearing aids lost, damaged by moisture, needing batteries)