Jan Withers Director of the NCDHHS Interview on Text to 911
Channel: Mark Fletcher, ENP
Date: 20/06/2013

Jan Withers is the Director of the N.C. Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing. (http://www.ncdhhs.gov) The primary reason for Text to 9-1-1 is to enable a mode of communications for the millions of Americans who are deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing as well as individuals with speech disabilities. Technology is NOT the roadblock to the problem. The FCC proved this in a workshop / expo last year. Awareness to the problem will make a huge difference.