Washington, DC – LifePROTEKT commends the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) following the Committee’s decision  to form a subcommittee that will be dedicated to safety issues within the autism community.  Members voted unanimously to establish the subcommittee that will work to address the rising number of fatalities and injuries associated with autism-related wandering. Other safety [...]

LifePROTEKT is proud to be voice within the community of individuals with disabilities and their loved ones!  Did you know that 20 percent of the US population has a disability?? Twenty percent of a population!  That is a HUGE consumer voice and research is showing that we are getting louder and more powerful when it comes to [...]

It’s 10:00 pm.  Many families are locking doors, turning out lights and climbing into bed ready for a restful night’s sleep – a  restful night’s sleep that is all but impossible for many families of at-risk wanderers.  With LifePROTEKT’s location based GPS products, caregivers can know their loved one is safe for perhaps the first [...]

The LifeTrac MobileProtector™ powered by SecuraTrac is the world’s first mobile personal emergency response solution that comes in a single 2.5 ounce device. The MobileProtector provides a number of important safety features that ensure the peace of mind of family members and the safety of seniors while giving seniors the freedom to leave their home. [...]

A big thank you to Loriana Hernandez of Fox News Austin for the work she does on behalf of the autism community through Maggie’s Hope.   Maggie’s Hope is an organization whose mission is to reach out to families with autistic loved ones and help them fund the un-funded co-pays, alternative treatments and access to special [...]

LifePROTEKT commends the law enforcement community for its’ heightened awareness of autistic and special needs children in training their members. Emergency situations can be precarious for anyone involved – imagine dealing with someone who doesn’t respond to their name or doesn’t respond at all. There is a chance he or she is a person with [...]

On October 3, 2010 LifePROTEKT participated in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks:  Long Island at Jones Beach State Park in New York.  The Walk hosted over 29,000 people in 500 teams and raised over $1 million!  Temple Grandin, whose life story was made into an award-winning HBO film, made a special appearance and spoke [...]

Indianapolis — Indianopolis Public Safety (IPS)  has fired a bus driver and is recommending termination of a bus attendant after both left 4-year-old Javion Lewis who has autism unattended for two-and-a-half hours on Bus 288 this week. “We’re horrified to find out we had a child that was left on a bus,’ said Mary Louis [...]

October 9, 2010 Salmon Idaho – An 8-year-old autistic boy accidentally drowned in the Salmon River October 7 and his body was found just south of the pedestrian bridge near Island Park in Salmon. Skyler James Wayne’s death was an accidental drowning, Lemhi County Coroner Mike Mitchell has determined. Authorities were called out last Thursday [...]