Grant funds telecommunications for the deaf

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 July 2005

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Citation

(2005), "Grant funds telecommunications for the deaf", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 14 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2005.07314cab.003

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Grant funds telecommunications for the deaf

DHS has awarded Telecommunications for the Deaf Incorporated (TDI), a membership organisation that lobbies for improved telecommunications for individuals who are deaf or hearing impaired, a $1.4 million competitive training grant to develop a network that will provide information on disaster preparedness to individuals with hearing disabilities. TDI intends to work with a consortium of local and regional disability consumer organisations to provide workshops and develop a web site to better prepare this special needs population. Partner agencies include Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities Inc.; Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons Inc.; Communication Service for the Deaf; and Deaf Counselling, Advocacy, and Referral Agency.

For more information, contact TDI, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 300, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. Tel: (301) 589 3786; TTY: (301) 589 3006; Fax: (301) 589 3797.

(Natural Hazards Observer, November 2004.)

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