Show Me for Emergencies
Show Me for Emergencies Summary
Show Me for Emergencies is a mobile iOS app in Productivity by Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Released in Apr 2014 (11 years ago). It has 4.00 ratings with a 5.00★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 16 monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Dec 19, 2025.
Store info: Last updated on App Store on Dec 19, 2025 .
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Ratings: 4.00
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App Description
Show Me for Emergencies is a free, research-based tool to aid communication between public health or emergency workers and people who may experience difficulty hearing, speaking, or understanding things. It uses easy-to-understand icons for two-way communication during an emergency.
The icons help workers in emergency settings ask questions and give clear directions. They also help people who are experiencing difficulty communicating in an emergency a way to indicate their communication preferences, medical and personal needs, feelings, and items needed for daily use. And detailed icons to describe a person’s physical appearance can help workers at Family Reunification or Family Assistance Centers gather important information.
Notable features include:
- Nearly 300 communication icons
- Option to translate icons into 13 languages
- Notepad feature to communicate via typing
- Use the app even without mobile phone service or WiFi
- Option to star icons to create a custom list
Developed by the Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management of the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health.