Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Obesity Strategy Adaptation for Youth with Disabilities
To help communities reverse the obesity epidemic and become places that promote healthy lifestyle choices for all, including people with disabilities, the CDC initiated the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Project to identify a set of strategies that communities and local governments can use for obesity prevention. The 24 strategies created using the expert panel process are divided into six categories: 1) strategies to promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages, 2) strategies to support healthy food and beverage choices, 3) a strategy to encourage breastfeeding, 4) strategies to encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth, 5) strategies to create safe communities that support physical activity, and 6) a strategy to encourage communities to organize for change. For more information, visit Obesity Prevention Project.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Service Animals of Mississippi Program (SAM)
The University of Southern Mississippi
Institute for Disability Studies partners with
the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities for
Service Animals of Mississippi Program (SAM)
October 1,2011 through December 31,2011
The Institute for Disability Studies and the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities have established a partnership for continuation of Service Animals of Mississippi (SAM) through December 31, 2011. Project Sam will continue to develop and implement inclusive formal and informal community support options for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
The partnership provides for continued training and placement of service animals for individuals with disabilities, community outreach – information and support for the public as well as promoting the use of service dogs for community access, and seminars for university students interested in working in disciplines related to the area of disabilities.
Institute for Disability Studies partners with
the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities for
Service Animals of Mississippi Program (SAM)
October 1,2011 through December 31,2011
The Institute for Disability Studies and the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities have established a partnership for continuation of Service Animals of Mississippi (SAM) through December 31, 2011. Project Sam will continue to develop and implement inclusive formal and informal community support options for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
The partnership provides for continued training and placement of service animals for individuals with disabilities, community outreach – information and support for the public as well as promoting the use of service dogs for community access, and seminars for university students interested in working in disciplines related to the area of disabilities.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Emergency Message Test Update, 30 seconds long, not 3 minutes
ATTENTION
THERE WILL BE A TV EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST ON NOVEMBER 9, 2011 AT
2:00 P.M. EST AND IT WILL BE ONLY A TEST!
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION!
ONLY A TEST. On November 9, 2011, at 2 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST, which is 11 AM Pacific Time), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). At that time, an announcement will come on every TV and radio channel indicating that EAS has been activated; the announcement will last about 30 seconds. Although the activation will include an audio message indicating that this is a test, due to technical limitations, a visual message indicating that “this is a test” may not appear on every television channel, especially for cable subscribers. For these reasons, the FCC and FEMA are taking extra steps to educate the public, especially people who are deaf and hard of hearing, that “This is only a test.” Please do not be alarmed when you see that message. You will not need to take any action.
WHAT IS THE EAS? EAS alerts are sent over the radio or television (broadcast, cable and satellite). State and local emergency managers use these alerts to notify the public about emergencies and weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. The EAS can also be used to send an alert across the United States if there is a national emergency. It is common for state and local EAS tests to occur on a monthly and weekly basis, respectively. They typically include an audio EAS tone and a visual message indicating: “This is a test of the Emergency Alerting System.” This is the first time that there will be a test of the nationwide EAS alert on all radio and television systems at the same time.
WHY A TEST? The purpose of the test is to assess how well the EAS can alert the public during certain national emergencies. Although the FCC and FEMA are taking steps to ensure that everyone has access to announcements made during the test, some people watching cable television (as well as some others) may receive only an audio (not a visual) notice that this is a test. The FCC and FEMA want to make consumers aware of the test so that they understand that this is only a test and that there is no real emergency. The November 9th test will help ensure that the EAS will work if public safety officials ever need to send an alert or warning in a real emergency to the entire country or to a large region of the United States.
AND remember, the EAS Test on November 9th is ONLY A TEST, NOT A REAL EMERGENCY.
For more information about how this EAS test may affect you, please visit: www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest.
THERE WILL BE A TV EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST ON NOVEMBER 9, 2011 AT
2:00 P.M. EST AND IT WILL BE ONLY A TEST!
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION!
ONLY A TEST. On November 9, 2011, at 2 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST, which is 11 AM Pacific Time), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). At that time, an announcement will come on every TV and radio channel indicating that EAS has been activated; the announcement will last about 30 seconds. Although the activation will include an audio message indicating that this is a test, due to technical limitations, a visual message indicating that “this is a test” may not appear on every television channel, especially for cable subscribers. For these reasons, the FCC and FEMA are taking extra steps to educate the public, especially people who are deaf and hard of hearing, that “This is only a test.” Please do not be alarmed when you see that message. You will not need to take any action.
WHAT IS THE EAS? EAS alerts are sent over the radio or television (broadcast, cable and satellite). State and local emergency managers use these alerts to notify the public about emergencies and weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. The EAS can also be used to send an alert across the United States if there is a national emergency. It is common for state and local EAS tests to occur on a monthly and weekly basis, respectively. They typically include an audio EAS tone and a visual message indicating: “This is a test of the Emergency Alerting System.” This is the first time that there will be a test of the nationwide EAS alert on all radio and television systems at the same time.
WHY A TEST? The purpose of the test is to assess how well the EAS can alert the public during certain national emergencies. Although the FCC and FEMA are taking steps to ensure that everyone has access to announcements made during the test, some people watching cable television (as well as some others) may receive only an audio (not a visual) notice that this is a test. The FCC and FEMA want to make consumers aware of the test so that they understand that this is only a test and that there is no real emergency. The November 9th test will help ensure that the EAS will work if public safety officials ever need to send an alert or warning in a real emergency to the entire country or to a large region of the United States.
AND remember, the EAS Test on November 9th is ONLY A TEST, NOT A REAL EMERGENCY.
For more information about how this EAS test may affect you, please visit: www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest.
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