International Journal of Emergency Management (IJEM)

International Journal of Emergency Management

2010 Vol.7 No.1

Special Issue on Emergency Communications and Alerting (Wireless RERC Conference Issue: Making Emergency Information Accessible)

Guest Editors: Dr. Paul M.A. Baker and Dr. Helena Mitchell

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
6-16Communicating critical information using mobile phones to populations with special needs
Helen T. Sullivan, Markku T. Hakkinen, Kate DeBlois
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032040
17-27Communication in times of natural or man-made emergencies: the potential of speech-generating devices
Diane Nelson Bryen
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032041
28-40Evaluation of emergency egress information for persons who are blind
Bill Crandall, Billie Louise Bentzen, Linda Myers
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032042
41-46Accessibility of emergency communications to deaf citizens
James Mueller, John Morris, Michael Jones
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032043
47-58Inclusive wireless technology for emergency communications in the UK
Pat Langdon, Ian Hosking
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032044
59-74Leveraging online social networks for people with disabilities in emergency communications and recovery
John C. Bricout, Paul M.A. Baker
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032045
75-87Enabling the disabled: media use and communication needs of people with disabilities during and after the Sichuan earthquake in China
King-wa Fu, James White, Yuen-ying Chan, Ling Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Qibin Lu
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032046
88-99Mobile emergency alerting made accessible
Jeremy Johnson, Helena Mitchell, Salimah LaForce, Ed Price, Frank Lucia
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032047
100-110State emergency plans: assessing the inclusiveness of vulnerable populations
DeeDee Bennett
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.032048