We need your help in showing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that you support a major upgrade to our 911 emergency system. The FCC wants to hear from you!
This upgrade, called Next Generation 911 (NG911), will finally make emergency services accessible to everyone, including Deaf and hard of hearing people who rely on making direct video calls in ASL without the use of third-party help.
If you’re like most people, you expect your 911 calls to be handled quickly and without communication obstacles. But for those who use ASL, that’s not always possible. Read our blog here on why point-to-point Direct Video Calling (DVC) is absolutely necessary for emergency services.
Read on at https://csd.org/stories/ng911-for-accessibility.
DAD Note: Thanks to Alanna Smith, IRI for spotting this as it relates to a similar story at https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/04/16/delaware-upgrades-911-system-live-streaming-photo-sharing/83105137007.
