Show Me for Emergencies
Show Me for Emergencies — a communication tool for disasters
Massachusetts Department of Public Health · gov.ma.dph.showme
UpdatedApr 8, 2026
PublishedJan 20, 2021
Packagegov.ma.dph.showme
MD5c1c28c307ca01cf15cbc002bc75d736f
SHA1 (signer)40:6F:87:AE:D9:0A:2A:E3:98:7A:22:91:61:F3:51:2C:C8:20:5C:1B
Signed byCN=Mary Clark, OU=Massachusetts Department of Public Health, O=Commonwealth of Massachusetts, L=Boston, ST=Massachusetts, C=US
Malware scanTRUSTED
Contact[email protected]
What's new
We made minor updates to ensure correct labeling appears throughout the 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.
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.
Required features
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
Permissions (8)
Show Me for Emergencies requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Adservices Ad Id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access Adservices Attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Finsky Permission Bind Get Install Referrer Service com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Gms Permission Ad Id com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Gov Ma Dph Showme Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission gov.ma.dph.showme.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
