Harris County Launches Accessible Alert System
The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is providing access to alerts, warnings, and preparedness information to persons who are Deaf, Blind, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf-Blind, or low-vision through a new one-stop-website.
The Ready Harris Alert System (RHAS) site will house emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation information on disasters. In addition, the system has Braille reader capability and can also send emergency alerts with sign language interpreting along with voice and closed captioning in English and Spanish before, during and after an emergency. The system is compatible with video capable devices such as computers, tablets, cell phones and wireless Braille readers. HCOHSEM will also reach individuals with low literacy in English and Spanish with the resources housed on this site.
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Harris County is home to the 5th largest population of persons with different types of disabilities, and the 2nd largest population of older adults with disabilities in the United States.
To sign up for this service, visit the Ready Harris Accessible Alert System.
www.readyharris.org 
