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Pre-Conference Community Training - Autism Society's Safe and Sound
Wednesday, July 13, 2016: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Studio 2 (New Orleans Marriott)
Safe and Sound Training (FREE – for 1st Responders)
Presenters:
Jimmy Donohoe
Sargent Jimmy Donohoe is the creator of the Take Me Home program, a database where participants who are unable to properly identify themselves register with a photo, physical description and contact information so first responders can interact with increased knowledge when contact with a person with autism occurs.
William Cannata Jr.
ALEC
Captain William Cannata, Jr., Retired, has been a member of the fire service for more than 30 years, and is the Program Director of the Autism and Law Enforcement Education Coalition formed in 2003. He is also the parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder.