With this free "WIS Emergency App", World In Sign Europe GmbH (WIS™ EU) now offers a barrier-free emergency call app system, especially for the deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired who also want to report an emergency in sign language.
If you don't have your cell phone or the app to hand in an emergency, we have a mobile emergency call button that can be linked to our app - click here: https://shop.worldinsign.de/en
FUNCTIONS:
- Emergency call incl. 5 W-questions (Who, Where, When, How many people, What happened) and photo/sound documentation (evidence) as well as emergency passport.
- Emergency call transmission within seconds via email, SMS, fax, chat, video telephony as well as an emergency call receipt for the user
- Precise localization via GPS, GSM radio networks, WLAN, beacons
- Exact emergency profile for police, fire department / rescue services
Trailer: https://youtu.be/VH0tDvxnEVc
The special feature of this emergency call app is that in case of an emergency the affected user (w/m/d) can send an emergency call to our WIS Sign Language Interpreter - Center as well as to the police or fire department / rescue services in German-speaking countries (D, A, CH, LI) and abroad (worldwide) to the responsible embassies / consulates.
In the current test phase, our sign language interpreting center is available for the first time Monday - Friday from 8am - 3pm German time, as we have not yet received government funding for a 24/7 service.
BARRIER FREEDOM (Inclusion / Participation):
Accessible emergency call without call, without speech, without local / language knowledge without manual fax and SMS emergency messages.
See video / interview with sign language and subtitles: https://youtu.be/WfHWPdiZDao
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INSTALLATION:
So that you get optimized help in case of emergency, please complete all details in the menu items "SOS data" and "Helper".
Please select 5 trusted persons from your contact list with mobile phone number and email.
For the complete, one-time setup you need only a few minutes.
EXTRAS:
- Free updates
- Free technical support
TECHNICAL DATA:
- WIS Emergency is initially available in English, French, German language versions (more languages to follow).
PROTECTION NOTICE:
World In Sign Europe GmbH (WIS™ EU) is the licensee of App-Sec-Network® UG in Germany.
WIS Emergency was further developed in cooperation with the emergency app HandHelp™ by App-Sec-Network® UG, which already exists since 2014, especially for and by deaf people.
App-Sec-Network® UG has a granted European patent that has been validated in 21 countries.
Granted European patent in the emergency call system: EP 3010213
AUTOMATED SENDING OF AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY CALL