Session 2 A Weather-Ready Nation for All: Bilingual Science Outreach/Communication and Supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

Tuesday, 8 January 2019: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Submitters:
Ian Colon-Pagan, NOAA, San Juan, PR; Irene Sans, WFTV/ClimaData, Orlando, FL; Ernesto Rodriguez, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Weather Forecast Office (WFO) San Juan, PR, Carolina, PR and Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Education & Outreach, Boulder, CO
Chair:
Lorena Medina Luna, NCAR, E&O, Boulder, CO

This session will focus on two under-served and vulnerable populations -- Spanish-speaking users and the deaf & hard of hearing community. Speakers will describe successes in collaboration, product/service advancements, and future needs that remain to better serve these communities.

Papers:
2.1
Disseminating Weather Information to Spanish-Speaking Communities from the NWS/WFO San Juan Perspective

10:30 AM
2.2
Bilingual Science Communication and Outreach at NCAR
Lorena Medina Luna, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.3
Huracanes: Spanish Language Hurricane Information Website by Florida International University and NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
Erik Salna, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

2.4
Messaging to Spanish-Speaking Populations during the Extreme Weather Events of 2017–18

11:00 AM
2.4A
The u, v, w of NWR: Keeping Our First Warning System Our Best
Bruce Jones, Midland Radio Corporation, Kansas City, MO

2.5
Learning How to Listen to Those Who Can't Hear: How to Bring the Weather-Ready Nation to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

2.6
Expanding the Weather-Ready Nation Initiative through Diverse Partnerships in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities across Alabama

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