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Subject: Re: [emergency] Fwd: Public Warning, CAP and the DisabledCommunity
A correction on the contact email for Trisha O'Connell... the correct address is <Trisha_O'Connell@wgbh.org> - Art >Friends - > >I'm passing this along from PPW for your >information and in case any TC members might >care to lend their support. (Please note the >tight deadline on the latter.) > >The National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH >is putting together a grant application for a >trial of CAP and CAP-based applications in >improving safety warnings to disabled >individuals. Their immediate challenge... by >next Tuesday... is to flesh out their >matching-funds requirement with in-kind >donations of professional time from reviewers >and participants. > >So they're looking for offers... NOT, they >stress, any contractual or binding >commitments... of time from interested >professionals over the next three years. > >As you know, improving service to special >populations, particularly those with >disabilities, has been a core objective of CAP. >This project is an opportunity to turn that >potential into reality, and in the process to >obtain real-world feedback on the standard >itself. > >I hope some of you will be able to offer a bit >of your time to help make it happen. The >process and contact details are in the message >below and in the attachments. > >Thanks! > >- Art > >>From: "kenneth B. Allen" <kballen@www.ppw.us> >>To: <information@www.ppw.us> >>Subject: An Invitation -- Public Warning, CAP and the Disabled Community >>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:21:13 -0400 >> >>April 21, 2004 >> >>MEMO TO PPW MEMBERS >> >>PPW has been approached by the WGBH National >>Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) about >>partnering on a project to improve public >>warning for the disabled community. Part of >>the project will involve looking at the >>recently adopted Common Alerting Protocol >>standard. >> >>NCAM is seeking public and private >>organizations that are interested in >>participating. >> >>Attached to this email are (1) a memo to PPW >>members; (2) an overview of the project; (3) a >>draft letter to NCAM and (4) a resource >>worksheet. >> >>Please take a look at this package and consider participating. >> >>NCAM is applying for a grant to fund this >>project and the grant application is due next >>Tuesday. Accordingly, there is a very tight >>deadline. >> >>If you have any questions, contact Trisha >>O'Connell at NCAM (671)-300-2490 or >><mailto:trish_oconnell@wgbh.org>trish_oconnell@wgbh.org. >> >> >>Kenneth B. Allen >>Executive Director >>Partnership for Public Warning >>(703) 883 -7620 >> >>The Partnership for Public Warning provides a >>forum where government and industry are working >>together to create a national public warning >>capability that gets the right information to >>the right people at the right time. For >>information on the Partnership, visit >><http://www.PartnershipforPublicWarning.org>www.PartnershipforPublicWarning.org. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >Attachment converted: Macintosh >HD:WGBH_NCAM_letter.PPW.4.211.rt 1 (WDBN/MSWD) >(001C49E5) >Attachment converted: Macintosh >HD:WGBH_NCAM_costshareWkst4_ 1.xls (XLS4/«IC») >(001C49E6) >Attachment converted: Macintosh >HD:WGBH_NCAM_project_over 1.doc (WDBN/MSWD) >(001C49E7) >Attachment converted: Macintosh >HD:WGBH_project_-_memo_#1C48 2.doc (WDBN/MSWD) >(001C49E8) >To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be >removed from the roster of the OASIS TC), go to >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency/members/leave_workgroup.php.
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