{"id":14783,"date":"2025-09-14T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/?p=14783"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:10:11","slug":"accessible-emergency-alerts-for-all-share-your-feedback-in-dwccs-national-survey-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/accessible-emergency-alerts-for-all-share-your-feedback-in-dwccs-national-survey-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Emergency Alerts For All: Share Your Feedback in DWCC\u2019s National Survey EN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image.png\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-300x147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-2048x1002.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PNG-image-600x294.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><br \/><br \/>The <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"273\">Deaf Wireless Canada Consultative Committee (DWCC)<\/a> is conducting a national survey on the accessibility of Canada\u2019s <strong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"375\">public emergency alerting system<\/strong>. We want to receive direct input from Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Canadians about your experiences with alerts on TV, mobile phones, and other devices.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"835\">Your feedback will help us present strong evidence in the <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"694\">Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)<\/a>\u2019s ongoing proceeding to ensure that emergency alerts are <strong data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"832\">fully accessible in ASL, LSQ, text, visual icons (emojis), and other formats<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><strong>En Anglais seulement, veuillez consulter la publication en fran\u00e7ais en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/des-alertes-durgence-accessibles-pour-toutes-et-tous-partagez-vos-commentaires-dans-le-sondage-national-du-csssc\/\">cliquant ici.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"859\">Why Participate?<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"1100\">\n<li data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"935\">\n<p data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"935\">Provide input that will help improve Canada\u2019s emergency alerting system<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1000\">\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1000\">Identify accessibility barriers and share possible solutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1100\">\n<p data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1100\">Contribute to a national report that will be filed directly with the <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1098\">CRTC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1123\">Take the Survey<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1199\">There are <strong data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1158\">three survey options<\/strong> to meet different accessibility needs:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1492\">\n<li data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1295\">\n<p data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1295\">\ud83d\udcf9 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/publicalertASL\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1293\">Survey in ASL with English text support<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1379\">\n<p data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1379\">\ud83d\udcdd <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/publicalertsEN\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1377\">Survey in English text only<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1492\">\n<p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1492\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/publicalertsDB\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1490\">Survey in a DeafBlind high-contrast friendly format<\/a><br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">\ud83d\udcc5 <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong style=\"font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1584\">Deadline to participate: October 9, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1660\">Paper copies are also available by printing the PDF link at the bottom of this page. Feel free to <strong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1635\">print and share the flyer with QR codes<\/strong> to help inform others.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1928\">The survey is available in <strong data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1722\">English, French, ASL, and LSQ<\/strong>, and takes about 10\u201315 minutes to complete. Responses are confidential and will be <strong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1925\">combined into a community report by <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1879\">DWCC<\/a> and given to the <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1923\">CRTC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1946\">PDF Printables<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1946\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EN-SURVEY-FLYER.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer with QR Codes<\/a><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deafwireless.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EN-DB-2025-180-Public-Alerting-SURVEY-Size-12-WITH-LOGIC-FINAL.pdf\">Printable Surveys<\/a>*<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1946\">*please contact chairperson how to submit paper surveys<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"179\">Community Connector Support<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"293\">Please contact any of these <strong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"233\">Community Connectors<\/strong> for support and for copies of the survey in paper format:<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"317\"><strong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"315\">DeafBlind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"369\">\n<li data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"335\">\n<p data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"335\">Christine &#8220;Coco&#8221; Roschaert<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"317\"><strong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"315\">British Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"369\">\n<li data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"335\">\n<p data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"335\">Lisa Anderson<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"351\">\n<p data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"351\">Madina Uraz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"369\">\n<p data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"369\">Ladan Sahraei<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"384\"><strong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"382\">Alberta<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"402\">\n<li data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"402\">\n<p data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"402\">Crystal Jones<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"369\">\n<p data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"369\">Ladan Sahraei<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"422\"><strong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"420\">Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"507\">\n<li data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"447\">\n<p data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"447\">Rae-Mairi Richardson<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"469\">\n<p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"469\">Shayla-Rae Tanner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"489\">\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"489\">Mustafa Alabssi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"507\">\n<p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"507\">Fatima Nafisa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"523\"><strong data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"521\">Manitoba<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"549\">\n<li data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"549\">\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"549\">Sheila Carlin-Montney<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"564\"><strong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"562\">Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"597\">\n<li data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"580\">\n<p data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"580\">Sage Lovell<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"597\">Leah Riddell<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"617\"><strong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"615\">Quebec (LSQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"634\">\n<li data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"634\">\n<p data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"634\">Alice Dulude<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"655\"><strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"653\">New Brunswick<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"695\">\n<li data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"675\">\n<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"675\">Abigail Blakney<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"695\">\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"695\">William Blakney<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"714\"><strong data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"712\">Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"759\">\n<li data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"734\">\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"734\">Betty Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"759\">\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"759\">Marty Van Den Heuvel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"792\"><strong data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"790\">Newfoundland and Labrador<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"812\">\n<li data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"812\">\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"812\">Deborah Brawley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1946\">Need Help?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2057\">If you have questions about the survey or need an alternate format, contact us at <strong data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2054\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2052\">chair@deafwireless.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Deaf Wireless Canada Consultative Committee (DWCC) is conducting a national survey on the accessibility of Canada\u2019s public emergency alerting system. 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