Awesome, thanks Matt. I've put them in touch.<br><br>If anyone is into it, we're doing CrisisCamps this weekend: <a href="http://crisiscommons.org/2012/10/30/sandycrisiscamp/">http://crisiscommons.org/2012/10/30/sandycrisiscamp/</a> : basically hackathons to help with some of the tech being used for response. I'll quit spamming the list now.<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Matt Joyce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt@nycresistor.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I forwarded the request on to the NYC Resistor private list as well as<br>
the Microcontroller group list.<br>
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I know there is a hack manhattan hackerspace as well.<br>
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You may want to coordinate with NYC Resistor and Hack Manhattan they<br>
have physical presence and resources. I know they were discussing<br>
doing some meetups to organize helping out.<br>
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-Matt<br>
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On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Willow Brugh <<a href="mailto:willow.bl00@gmail.com">willow.bl00@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Request from FEMA has come in to help set up networks on the East Coast. If<br>
> you're around, please help out. And maybe my ulterior motive is getting some<br>
> mesh networking infrastructure in place.<br>
><br>
>>><br>
> Still in process of quantifying need, will find out today or Thursday when<br>
> DRCs open up:<br>
><br>
> Quick white paper below:<br>
><br>
> We need your assistance. I just had a discussion with Senior Advisor on<br>
> Disability Issues and FEMA’s Senior Tech Advisor. We need your help to<br>
> mobilize the community in the next couple of days to help us reach disaster<br>
> survivors. Additionally, this is likely being done-if you know who, please<br>
> get us in touch with these individuals.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Marcie’s team is taking innovative steps to streamline communication efforts<br>
> to provide equal access to effective communication for people with<br>
> communication disabilities (people who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or<br>
> have low vision, low literacy, speech disabilities). One of these steps<br>
> include sending 175 iPads to Disaster Recovery Centers. These ipads will be<br>
> used as a communication tool through visual aids that allows disaster<br>
> survivors to communicate with FEMA and others who provide disaster services<br>
> to meet survivors’ needs.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> What we need?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Point of contact to mobilize volunteer IT communities to help us build<br>
> wireless at these locations that are outside the firewall so that we can<br>
> have these conversations with disaster survivors (wireless in these<br>
> locations may only be accessible to FEMA employees.) Marcie has indicated<br>
> the Ipads are 4G and need consistent and fast internet connections. She is<br>
> going to be providing the locations of where this will need to be up and<br>
> running.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Can we get your help to mobilize community assistance to get wireless up and<br>
> going to help disaster survivors with disabilities and others with access<br>
> and functional nedds.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> What we are asking?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Volunteer IT community member(s) to go to the locations that Marcie will<br>
> provide in the next couple of days to set up wireless for this to occur.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Willow Brugh // willowbl00<br>
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