Summary of Effective Communication in an Emergency on December 10 2016
On Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 10 am to 12 pm, the deaf presenter, Emily Jo Noschese who works for the Department of Health, Disability and Communication Access Board. She gave the workshop in Hilo that contained effective communication with the police, emergency medical services, and fire departments in the event of an emergency. At the training room, more than 30 people listened to her presentation. This audience were mostly deaf locals, parents, hearing people, children, police, ASL interpreters from Oahu and the Big Island, ADA coordinator, ADA Recreation Specialist and more. This was co-sponsored by the Big Island Association of the Deaf and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). First, the most important part of this presentation was about contact with the police. Emily wanted to make sure that the knowledge about this subject, police interaction, was for everyone. Here are tips for your effective communication with the police in the event of an emer
