LifePROTEKT and Lok8u heard about the disappearance of Nadia Bloom and like the rest of the country we were saddened and watched the news coverage and Blogged, Tweeted, and Facebook posted with great hope that she would be found safe. We are delighted that in this case the outcome was one of joy and celebration but this is not always the case and our company has a strong focus on the commitment to child safety and personal understanding about children with Autism frequently having no sense of danger as part of their diagnosis.
“…A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the U.S, over 2,100 per day
In excess of 800,000 children are reported missing each year
Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported…â€
Lou Giuffre, President of LifePROTEKT said, "we are absolutely delighted that Nadia was found safe and has been reunited with her loved ones. Safety is a real concern for families living with autistic children and I was delighted that in this case we saw a happy ending. One of the more important aspects of our approach to prevent an alternative ending for the many families who face this terrible kind of event is we are making the caregivers aware of the advanced technology products now available to assist them keep their children safe. It gives LifePROTEKT and Lok8u great pleasure and we announce with pride that we have donated the Lok8u Nu*m8 child tracker to Nadia's family to provide them with greater peace of mind in the future."
Chantelle Jary, parent of two children with Autism who both frequently wander off without regard to their safety said, "This is a gift that will truly make a difference to Nadia's family. I know from personal experience having seen my friend recently grieve the loss of her beautiful boy when he drowned after wandering off from the family home. It's every parent‘s greatest fear that they cannot keep their child safe and when you are the parent of an Autistic child who has no understanding of their own safety that fear is multiplied and it keeps you up at night."
The Lok8u device was invented to give people who care for loved ones with compromised safety peace of mind and we are very proud to be launching LifePROTEKT products during Autism Awareness month. “Lok8u is just one of a number of different products that we feel may help caretakers of special needs individuals sleep a little easier at night. Some of our products are specially enabled wristwatches, some are key fobs, and others designed for a backpack. Some can be programmed to send an alert when the child wanders beyond a predefined area, and others allow us to simply press a button to locate the device,†Giuffre said.
For further information about LifePROTEKT please visit www.lifeprotekt.com/location-based-services. All media enquiries should be directed to Ms.Carolyn Mullins at [email protected].
About LifeProtekt LifePROTEKT is an unparalleled organization whose intent is to alleviate the burdens of those who are affected by Autism, Alzheimer‘s or other special needs. LifePROTEKT lends itself as an information source for caregivers in these populaces or any individual who wants to be better informed in order to make caring for these individuals easier. We assemble relative topics, solutions and technologies to best benefit these communities.
About LocationBasedGPS - LocationBasedGPS.com is the #1 online retail outlet offering Location Based Personal Tracking Products to protect your family members. With over nine years of successful online community and commerce presence, we are able to bring the best Location Based GPS Personal Tracking Products, at the best prices in the industry as we offer a very easy and pleasant online shopping experience. We are also the first and ONLY retail website dedicated to providing the best Location Based Personal Tracking Products technology products to help the autism, Alzheimer‘s, and pet lover communities keep track of the whereabouts of their loved ones. Through our LifePROTEKT affiliation we do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
About Lok8u Nu*m8 has been designed, manufactured and tested over the last three years by UK location based services company Lok8u Ltd. Located in the United Kingdom. In addition to the USA Lok8u is launching in a number of countries in Europe and South Africa for the World Cup in 2010.
Headed by Chief Executive Steve Salmon who has 15 years experience in the mobile communications and satellite navigation sectors, the engineering team also has a wealth of knowledge from experience working in the military and consumer satellite applications.