This project, motivated partly by the recent bushfires, was prepared in cooperation with the Victorian Deaf Society in Melbourne, Australia to evaluate the effectiveness of Victoria's emergency communication system for the Deaf and hard of hearing. The project team compared emergency communication systems in Australia with those of other countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We conducted onsite interviews and surveys with the Deaf and hard of hearing of Victoria and contacted other important stakeholders. Then, we proposed recommendations to the Victorian Deaf Society aimed to help implement changes that would better alert the Deaf and hard of hearing during emergencies.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kingsley, Samantha
• Roberge Napier, Kelly E
• Flynn, Timothy R
• Marrion, Jeffrey Cyril

Subject

• Well-Being
• Inclusion
• Security
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050210-202131

Keyword

• Emergency management
• Wildfires
• People with disabilities--Services for

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Christopher, Peter R.

Year

• 2010

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Victorian Deaf Society

Date created

• 2010-05-02

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-06