Article Publication Date:
6/26/2013
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.
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Children and Families
Sources:
FEMA
Programs/Initiatives:
Information and Referral
States:
Keywords:
Human Services; Information Technology; Community Inclusion; System Transformation; Organizational Change
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
ipaws@dhs.gov
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51983