TEXT WITH 911 AWARENESS DAY – DECEMBER 1ST, 2016
Text with 9-1-1 (T9-1-1) is a service for Canada’s Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired (DHHSI) community that provides 9-1-1 call centers with the ability to converse via text messaging with a DHHSI person during an emergency.
A DHHSI person must first register for T9-1-1 with their wireless service provider before being able to utilize this service.
On December 1st, numerous stakeholders across the country are joining together to ensure awareness of the T9-1-1 service in the DHHSI community, and to encourage as many people as possible to register for the service.
Participating stakeholders will include public safety agencies, wireless service providers, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), regional and national deaf and hard of hearing support and advocacy organizations, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and municipal, provincial and federal governments.
The Brockville Police Service became compatible for Text with 9-1-1 in July of 2015.
Visit www.TextWith911.ca for complete information about the service and please don’t hesitate to contact the Brockville Police Service with any questions you may have.