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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Boy with autism left on bus for 2 1/2 hours

Oct 14, 2010 1 Comment

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 [...]

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Salmon Idaho boy drowns in river

Oct 13, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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We are proud sponsor of Autism Smiles, LLC

Oct 11, 2010 No Comments

LifePROTEKT is a proud paying sponsor of Autism Smiles,LLC.   Autism Smiles, LLC is a grass roots organization founded by Jasper Steed, a 22 year old man with autism.  His goal is to provide communication devices such as laptops, iPhones and other instruments with special apps for use by individuals with autism.  We salute Jasper’s dedication and [...]

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Calling all NEWS MEDIA! Help us share critical information about LifePROTEKT solutions with families who need it!

Oct 09, 2010 1 Comment

If you are a member of the news media working on a story concerning any of the following, please get in touch with us at (800) 939 3952: Personal GPS location or wandering prevention devices Loved ones who may wander The elderly suffering from mild dementia Cognitive disorders (such as autism, Alzheimers, schizophrenia, Brain Trauma [...]

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Colerain, Ohio police begin program to help residents with special needs

Sep 16, 2010 No Comments

By WKRC – Local 12 An unusual program is getting kicked off in Colerain Township in Ohio.  It’s called C.A.R.E…Children And Residents Encounter program. The first of it’s kind this program is aimed at helping police gather information about special needs individuals and develop a relationship with residents in their community.    Local 12′s Rich Jaffe shares more  [...]

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