Autism

Six Critical Factors to determine which personal GPS fits best?

May 30, 2011 2 Comments by lgiuffre

There are six critical factors you need to know about to determine which LifePROTEKT wandering prevention/GPS personal location device  best fits your needs: #1 Cell Carrier Coverage. If the individual lives in an area where cell coverage is unavailable, then the devices we represent will only pick up on the GPS signal signal and will [...]

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What LifePROTEKT is doing to help people with special needs

May 29, 2011 No Comments

Each week thousands of people connect with LifePROTEKT to find out the latest information on wandering prevention, fall detection and location based GPS products.  Some just visit to read the posts that are relevant to the communities we represent, and others look at the various products we offer in the personal location based GPS market as shown in our comparison [...]

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Our committment to the autism community

May 26, 2011 Comments Off

 Over the past few months, LifePROTEKT has participated in many autism events and is planning participation in various future events on behalf of the autistic community.  We have donated personal GPS devices to organizations such as Autism Speaks, the National Autism Association of Central Texas, Autism Society of America, TACANOW, Mason Medlam Foundation to name [...]

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Letter from Sheila Medlam of the Mason Allen Medlam Foundation

May 25, 2011 1 Comment

The following letter by Sheila Medlam was provided as a testimony to LifePROTEKT and its products: “As a parent who has lost a child to autism and wandering, all I can say about LifePROTEKT is that it is a resource that I would have loved to have for my son prior to his death.  I truly believe that the [...]

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LifePROTEKT commends IACC on decision to form safety committee for wandering

Nov 01, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Power of a community

Oct 19, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Rest easier at night

Oct 18, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Thanks to Loriana Hernandez and Maggie's Hope

Oct 15, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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LifePROTEKT commends Millburn, NJ Police on autism training

Oct 15, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Temple Grandin presented at Autism Speaks Walk Long Island

Oct 15, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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