Helena Mitchell attended a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine workshop on “The Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions” sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security on September 1st, 2016

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Helena Mitchell was an invited participate in a workshop that focused on results from DHS-sponsored wireless emergency alerts research. Dr. Mitchell discussed findings from two DHS funded research and development grants to CACP and how these R&D results have contributed to improving emergency alerts that are accessible to people with disabilities. Her presentation also identified research gaps and suggestions for future research and development activities to create a platform that includes ASL, phone alerting features, and accessible solutions for timely and effective alerting.