The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has launched ReallyReady.org, a parody of the Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.gov. FAS says that ReallyReady.org addresses the ‘inaccuracies and incomplete information on the DHS site’. modifications were also made to ‘repetitive, lengthy, and generic’ Ready.gov material to ‘make it easier to use and remember’.

A section was added to help Americans with disabilities prepare for and respond to emergencies. The section, developed in collaboration with the National Organization on Disability’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative, is titled ‘ReallyReady Disabilities.’

“The Department of Homeland Security has declared September National Preparedness Month. It would be shameful if they could not get Ready.gov into shape before then,” said Michael Stebbins, director of Biology Policy at FAS. “It took an intern two months to make ReallyReady.org, DHS should be able to make a useful site in less than a month.”

•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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