Emergency communication
for everyone
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Non-Speaking Individuals
People with Limited English
When speaking is dangerous
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Connect to 911 or mental health when text-to-911 or phone calls are not possible.
Our free app features a user-friendly, icon-based interface that's intuitive for everyone, no matter their language skills. With just a few taps, you can quickly and discreetly alert emergency services to your situation.
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We are a nonprofit on a mission to make 911 accessible for all
911 is voice- and English-centric
37 million Americans cannot call 911 because they are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. 29.6 million of people in the U.S. have limited English proficiency. Many more people are unable to use their voice in a dangerous situation like domestic violence.
All of them are left out.
Our mission
We want to make sure that everyone can quickly contact emergency services through our 24/7, free mobile app.
We help you contact emergency services without the need to speak
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our app from Google Play or App Store
Detect
our app detects your exact location
Select
whether you need Medical, Police, Fire or Mental Health services
Connect
with 911 dispatchers in the chat
Dispatch
Stay calm and wait for help
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Our story
“Both of my parents are deaf, so we communicate using American Sign Language. When my father had a gallbladder rupture he was all alone and I didn't see his texts for help in time. During one of the most vulnerable, desperate moments of his life, he couldn't contact 911 to get help. He almost died because of this inequity. These personal experiences motivate me to keep doing the hard work of fixing this problem.”
Our work in numbers
As of October 2024,
31,952
people utilized the accesSOS platform
111+
people accessed lifesaving help using our app
7,213,775
people reached through advocacy and awareness campaigns
From accesSOS users
accesSOS benefits everyone. I've been in situations when I was hiding from an intruder. Even whispering was too loud to get help.
accesSOS is life changing for my sister-in-law because she is non-verbal and accesSOS gives her a voice in an emergency.
accesSOS is very easy to use. Pictures describing the type of the emergency, are very clear and self explanatory.
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