My landline phone used to read out text messages sent to it. This made me certain that sending text messages to emergency numbers would be possible. But apparently not. The solution, for instance for deaf people, is really, no joke, to send a fax.
Luckily the Nora-App is in progress.
It lets you send an emergency request (in germany) directly from the app.
Unfortunately it was temporarily taken out of the App Stores. But I have a (seemingly) working version on my phone and it seems to have everything you would need. (Only used it once in test-mode, tho. Luckily I never actually had to send an emergency request)
I suggest to all my fellow german lemmings to keep an eye out on https://www.nora-notruf.de/ and check it once in while.
Better to have the app (when registrations are open again) and never need it than vice versa.
While I see the use in this, I don’t know that I trust my typing skills in an emergency situation.
“My coworker is going into a diabetic coma” would probably become “I ranch horse is gonna enter diamond comma”. Between my anxiety and autocorrect, I’d be an even worse mess.
Not to ruin the joke, but I think you actually can text 911.
EDIT: Only in some places, not everywhere.
Sources: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/what-you-need-know-about-text-911
https://www.911.gov/calling-911/frequently-asked-questions/
Also there is 112 for a lot of places that aren’t North America (and many more numbers).
I’m pretty sure in Germany text won’t work. But you could probably send a fax. Response times may vary.
My landline phone used to read out text messages sent to it. This made me certain that sending text messages to emergency numbers would be possible. But apparently not. The solution, for instance for deaf people, is really, no joke, to send a fax.
https://blog.devilatwork.de/notruf-per-sms-e-mail-oder-whatsapp-alternativen-zur-110-oder-112/ (German)
Luckily the Nora-App is in progress. It lets you send an emergency request (in germany) directly from the app.
Unfortunately it was temporarily taken out of the App Stores. But I have a (seemingly) working version on my phone and it seems to have everything you would need. (Only used it once in test-mode, tho. Luckily I never actually had to send an emergency request)
I suggest to all my fellow german lemmings to keep an eye out on https://www.nora-notruf.de/ and check it once in while.
Better to have the app (when registrations are open again) and never need it than vice versa.
For deaf people (in germany) there is also https://www.tess-relay-dienste.de/
Holy shit, I remember that. In a terrible robotic voice, but it was understandable.
I was really just trying to make a joke about the bad state of technlology of my home country … but it will probably work.
@generic @theKalash You can in the UK, but have to pre-register. It goes through the same relay channel that textphones for the deaf do.
While I see the use in this, I don’t know that I trust my typing skills in an emergency situation.
“My coworker is going into a diabetic coma” would probably become “I ranch horse is gonna enter diamond comma”. Between my anxiety and autocorrect, I’d be an even worse mess.