"We are using our app GoCC4All to deliver information and emergency alerts related to the Coronavirus to people who are deaf-blind. The pandemic created a challenging situation for the deaf-blind community since they rely on touch to communicate and their access to news is limited due to the limited TV accessibility.
GoCC4All was created with deaf-blind users in mind and delivers live TV captioning and emergency information through mobile devices and Braille displays. Its users can read the information in different ways: on the screen, on a braille display, or using the voice-over feature of their devices. Users can control the pace, and size of the text and configure the format to fit their needs.
Due to the pandemic, we added 2 new caption streams to our app: COVID19 INFORMATION (talks about how it spreads, how to prevent infection, etc.) and COVID19 NEWS (includes recommendations by the National Association of the Deaf about preparing for a hospital visit during the pandemic).
Also, places like Puerto Rico are broadcasting a daily coronavirus related civil message. GoCC4All users can receive and access this message as everybody else on the island does thanks to our emergency alerts feature."

https://gocc4all.dicaptafoundation.org

• United States of America

Yes, the TV Captions section of GoCC4All can be easily adapted to be used in other countries that use ATSC and NTSC standards.The emergency alerts could be adapted to other emergency alert systems that use the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).

This project can be sustainable by donations provided by those that want to serve the deaf-blind community.

GoCC4All uses pervasive technology to create a system that is accessible and easy to use. It uses geolocation to provide emergency alerts that correspont to the area where the user is located. GoCC4All promotes digital transformation at a national level by providing an accessible way for people who are deaf-blind to access TV and emergency alerts.