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The first thing law
enforcement and emergency personnel are trained to look for when they
encounter someone is a medical alert bracelet or other identification.
CLEAR recommends
that all individuals with special needs wear an ID bracelet or other
identification product, particularly those that are young, non-verbal or
have trouble remembering. Following are some sources for these products
for your reference that you may find helpful.
Medical
ID Bracelets
Medic IDs
International-
www.medicid.com
or
818-705-0595
Silver, gold filled or 14K gold bracelets,
pendants and watch charms. Free repair and re-engraving if necessary.
Kids ID-
www.911med411.com
Child Bracelets
(pictured) and adult bracelets with optional medical symbols and
designs. Online ordering only.
 
MedicAlert-
www.medicalert.com
or 888-633-4298
MedicAlert has a
large selection of medical symbol emblems available in stainless steel,
gold and sterling silver. You can attach the emblems to bracelets,
necklaces or sports bands in a variety of styles. They also carry
designer beaded bracelets.
MedicAlert emblems
work a little differently than other identification products because
instead of having the individual’s name, address and telephone, the
emblems are engraved with the individual’s MedicAlert Member ID, primary
medical conditions and MedicAlert’s 24-Hour
Emergency Response Center number.
 
Special note: A
teal-colored medical symbol representing Alzheimer’s Disease is
available as part of a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America.
Wearable
ID Products (non-jewelry)
Sometimes people dislike wearing jewelry
but still need an ID. Or, your special person may need a wearable ID
when wallet IDs aren’t practical such as at the beach. These are good
options.
My Precious Kid-
www.mypreciouskid.com
or
800-351-4577
Velcro ID bracelets
($8 and $10), Velcro medical ID bracelets ($10), shoe ID tags ($9 for a
set of two) and more.
   
Stitches 4 Autism-
www.stiches4autism.com
Colorful autism
puzzle piece bracelet. Put your own identification sticker inside.
$5.99 including shipping.
Temporary
Tattoos
Tattoos with a Purpose-
www.tattooswithapurpose.com
or (800) 357-1521
Temporary tattoos
that are useful for beach, field trips and more. Designs for general
use and also “I Have Autism” designs, from $1.99 and up.
 
Window
Decals
Autism Society of America-
www.autism-society.org
or 800-328-8476
Window decals for
your home or auto indicating occupant has autism and may not respond to
emergency personnel. Also include a personal information record.
Digital
Keypad Deadlocks
These products can be used on your exit
doors to keep individuals that wander inside. Instead of using a key,
you enter a code on a keypad. These systems start at about $85.
www.keylesspro.com
www.keylessentrylocks.com
www.nokey.com
Location Identifiers
These products can help you identify the
location of a person if they wander away. Some are for short distances
such as at a mall or amusement park, and others are for longer
distances.
Ion Kids Monitoring
System-
www.ion-kids.com
or 888-8-IONKIDS (1-888-846-6543)
The ionKids system
allows you to monitor up to four people or tagged objects at once.
Children, seniors, pets or anything you might lose and want to keep
safe. The system consists of a base unit, a handheld device that allows
parents to monitor up to four tags simultaneously and a wrist tag. Tag
holders can be purchased separately and can be clipped onto belt loops
or lanyards; wrist tags can be locked on children's wrists. ionKids lets
you set a variable zone around the base unit so you will know when your
child wanders to far. If you can't find them, use the locating device
and let it show you where to go to find them. Range is 350 feet
outdoors and 200 feet indoors.
WanderCARE 100T-
http://www.gps-applications.com/wandercare100t.htm
WanderCARE 100T provides monitoring of a wanderer in and out of the
home. The system alerts the caregiver when the wanderer goes beyond a
set range and provides tracking capability up to 1 mile so that the
wanderer can be located and returned.
Care Trak of California-
http://www.caretrakca.com/
or 800-997-8050
Care Trak Products
have been specifically designed to enable monitoring and locating of
individuals at risk for wandering or getting lost. All Care Trak systems
require the potential wanderer to wear a 1 ounce water-proof wrist or
ankle transmitter attached by a tamper-resistant band. As seen on TV
on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “Lost without a Trace”.
Sentry Door Alarm
System can monitor up to 8 doors in your home. If the person wearing
the transmitter attempts to go out a monitored door, an alarm sounds and
a status panel will alert the caregiver as to what door has been opened.
Visitors can come and go without the alarm sounding.
Products
include:
The Sentry
Invisible Perimeter Alarm System -
This system establishes an adjustable invisible boundary in a circle
around the unit. As long as your loved one wearing a Care Trak wrist
transmitter stays within the boundary nothing alarms. If they walk
beyond the invisible boundary, the Sentry Perimeter will alarm. This
unit is 100% portable with no buried wires and can be taken with you for
safety wherever you go. For areas without electric current, the unit
operates on "AAA" batteries. The Care Trak Mobile Locater is included
with this unit.
Care Trak Mobile
Locater. The home version of
the Care Trak Mobile Locater can quickly find your loved one who wanders
off. This user-friendly unit can locate a wandered person up to one mile
on the ground day or night, inside or outside. If a helicopter is
needed, this range will increase up to 10-15 miles. The Mobile Locater
is 100% portable and can be taken on vacations or outings with complete
confidence.
All Care Trak
products are available as a purchase or monthly rental. Contact Care
Trak for details.
Proposed Learning Objectives for
Students with Disabilities
as age-appropriate
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Zero tolerance for threatening
language and behavior.
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Avoid and prevent dangerous conflicts/
conflict resolution.
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Get to know (and not fear) first
responders.
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Know what to do in an encounter with
law enforcement.
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Know what not to do in
an encounter with law enforcement.
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Know what happens and what to do if
you get arrested.
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Sexual issues: boundaries and
appropriate behavior.
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Safe use of prescriptions/no to drugs.
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Safe and unsafe people and places.
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The property of others - careful use
with permission, do not steal.
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Avoiding guns, knives, and hurting
others.
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Situations of abuse: know what it is,
how to avoid it, and report it.
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Empathy, tolerance, and acceptance of
others.
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Take perspective of others and see
effects of actions on others.
Special thanks
to the “Back to Life: Creating Opportunities Program” for providing the
materials for goals 1-12 and to Lilli Hallam, ARC of Dallas, Texas. |
