Resources

Apps for Enhancing WEA Access

Description

This infosheet about apps can be used to enhance wireless emergency alert access (e.g., message access such as with translating, responding to the messages, and links to download the apps).

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Additional Information

Creation Date:

March 2017

Type of Product:

• Infosheet
• Tips

People Required:

Individual

Adaptation Needed:

Some links may need to be updated

Rural Adaptations:

Applicable to smartphones, but depends on if an individual has a phone to receive the messages and has a service provider that provides WEA messages

Reading Time:

Does not take a long time to read the document

Cost:

None needed for the guide

Staff Needed:

Some people may need assistance downloading apps, learning to use technology

Supplies:

• Smartphone

Technology:

• Smartphone
• Internet connection

Alone/Group:

Done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk:

May not be available in all rural areas

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid):

Grade 11

Practical As-Is for Implementation:

• Good, some apps/links may need updating
• Rural access concerns