Florida county puts ID bracelets on people with special needs
January 3rd, 2008
From the Orlando Sentinel:
The sheriff’s office in Polk County has launched “Project Safe & Sound,” in which people with special needs are assigned a bracelet with a phone number for the sheriff’s office, a request to call for help and an identification number.
Officials say the program is designed to help children and adults with special needs get home safely.
The program was spearheaded by Crystle Feran, whose daughter has Down syndrome. “It’s a very scary thing as a parent to know that your child could disappear, and to know that they can’t really defend themselves,” she said. “You just don’t know what could happen with these kids.”
See earlier post about a proposal in Britain for ID tags for people with Alzheimer’s. While some older people praised the idea, others feared an infringement of civil liberties.
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