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Dallas briefs Commission on Accessible Hazard Alert System for deaf, blind and hard-of-hearing residents
Summary
The City of Dallas and partner DefLink presented the Dallas Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS), an opt-in emergency alert platform that delivers message videos in American Sign Language, English and Spanish and supports braille-reader access; staff said the program is funded in the FY25-26 budget.
City of Dallas staff and vendor partners briefed the Commission on Disabilities on the Dallas Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS), an opt-in emergency alert program that delivers accessible alerts to residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or deafblind.
Presenters said AHAS delivers alerts as sign-language video, text (English and Spanish) and voice and that the system can send content that interfaces with internet-connected refreshable braille devices. Cassandra Wallace and Kaye Chiodo of DefLink described how alerts will be produced and delivered; Wallace said, "These alerts will actually raise the dots on a…
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