Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies
Wireless Emergency Communications
GaRRS Field Test
April 4th, 2008

WEC staff sitting at a table programming mobile phones in preparation for the field test.

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Two people. One female observing a male, Deaf test participant as he receives an emergency alert text message on a mobile phone.

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Three people at a conference table during the focus group portion of the field test. In order from left to right is Dr. Helena Mitchell (sitting), John Weatherford (sitting) and Don Schoner (standing). Don Schoner is the American Sign Language translator.

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Two men standing side-by-side. Don Schoner (right) is interpreting in American Sign Language what Milton Clipper’s (Left), President of Public Broadcasting Atlanta, statements to the field test participants.

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Six people sitting at a conference table filling out a questionnaire.

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Two men sitting at a conference table talking. On the left is a male test participant seated in his wheel chair, on the right is John Weatherford, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Public Broadcasting Atlanta.

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Photograph of the top half of the first page of the research consent form that all test participants had to sign prior to participating in the field test.

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A close-up of a test participant filling out the pre-test questionnaire. The image shows her hand as she writes her response to question number three.

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Close-up of a test participant receiving a text alert on the Cingular mobile phone. The perspective is over her shoulder so the phone display is visible.

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Male test participant holding a mobile phone anticipating the receipt of an alert.

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Photos by: Wayne Sharpe and Felicia Adams