[nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After5-MileBarefootWalk

Thu May 20 13:46:16 UTC 2010

The kid may not think to grab his device before he heads out though. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
After5-MileBarefootWalk

Isn't there some sort of GPS technology that can be built into something

this kid carries? This way the parents can track him. I think that would

work a lot better than a tracking dog.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found 
After5-MileBarefootWalk

> Hi Wayne,
> I saw that in the article as well. It sounded like they wanted to get 
> another dog in addition to what they were calling a "guide dog".  This

> second dog would track the kid when he wandered off. Who knows how
well 
> that would work - the first dog is supposed to keep the kid safe.  Who

> knows - whatever works out the best.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found 
> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>
>
>> Anyone else notice the second dog mentioned, where it said that the
>> family is considering getting a second guide dog that specializes in
>> tracking sents? Seems like there's a conflict in terms here as well.
>> Wouldn't a sent tracking dog be more of a search and rescue dog
rather
>> than a guide dog?
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 5/18/10, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>>> The autistic kid can have a service dog at school IF IT IS TRAINED
to 
>>> help
>>> his disability.
>>>
>>> However, I think dogs in schools can be challenging because of the 
>>> imaturity
>>> of the other kids.  When kids are given service dogs, the parents go
to 
>>> the
>>> classes to learn about the dog as the kid does. The parents are the
ones
>>> legally responsible for the dog's care and actions.  I guess this
can 
>>> work -
>>> CCI issues dogs to kids all the time and for many years.
>>>
>>> I think it is different for blind kids and guide dogs. It is much
more
>>> imperitive that a guide dog is not being destracted by everyone
petting 
>>> it
>>> because it has to watch out for obstacles - unlike a service dog for
a
>>> sighted kid. Petting those won't always cause a dangerous situatin
to 
>>> arise.
>>>
>>> Lyn and Landon
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:46 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After
>>> 5-MileBarefootWalk
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey, a friend just asked me if this kid is legally allowed to have
his
>>>> dog at school with him. Anybody know? I'm thinking of Tracy's
earlier
>>>> comment about how these dogs are more for the parents then the
child.
>>>> Ideas?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:30 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
>>>> BarefootWalk
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like the dog did its job, it touched him and he walked away.
>>>> And as for guide dog or service dog, who really cares when you've
got a
>>>> lazy reporter working under a deadline?
>>>> If it bleeds, it reads.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:37 AM
>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users'
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
Barefoot
>>>> Walk
>>>>
>>>> Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot Walk
>>>> Autistic 10-Year-Old Reported Missing From Canton Township
>>>> POSTED: 6:31 am EDT May 17, 2010
>>>>
>>>> CANTON, Pa. --
>>>> A 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe autism has been found
>>>> safe after he was reported missing from his Washington County
>>>> home.
>>>>
>>>> Bradley Dallatore was reported missing shortly after 9 p.m.
>>>> Sunday by his parents in Canton Township.
>>>>
>>>> Bob Dallatore, Bradley's father, said that because of his son's
>>>> autism, Bradley doesn't always understand boundaries.
>>>>
>>>> "It's very common. They have no sense of danger. Don't understand
>>>> what they're doing when they're doing it. It's very
>>>> nerve-wracking to have him out there," Bob Dallatore said.
>>>>
>>>> Police said Bradley wandered away from his home and walked five
>>>> miles, barefoot, along the railroad tracks near Washington Park,
>>>> where he was spotted by a neighbor.
>>>>
>>>> A little less than two hours after he was reported missing, he
>>>> was returned home. Despite a route littered with trash and broken
>>>> glass, Bradley's mother, Linda Dallatore, said her son was not
>>>> hurt.
>>>>
>>>> "It was wonderful to see him. Seeing the beautiful smile on his
>>>> face. The minute he saw me he gets this big old grin. He says, 'I
>>>> found you.' I said, 'Yes, you found me. But don't ever do that
>>>> again,'" Linda Dallatore said.
>>>>
>>>> Channel 4 Action News first met Bradley in April 2008 when his
>>>> mother asked for help because Bradley's Washington County school,
>>>> Trinity West Elementary, wouldn't allow the child's guide dog on
>>>> school grounds.
>>>>
>>>> The dog remains banned from the building and the Dallatores filed
>>>> a lawsuit in response.
>>>>
>>>> Trained guide dogs can help calm children with autism, reduce
>>>> emotional outbursts and increase their mobility and
>>>> socialization.
>>>>
>>>> Bradley now attends Pressley Ridge School on Pittsburgh's North
>>>> Side, where the dog is welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> The new school is an hour away from his home, but Bradley's
>>>> parents said he is thriving there, thanks in part to the black
>>>> lab that can gently nudge him out of an episode.
>>>>
>>>> "Once the dog starts touching him, he is able to refocus his
>>>> attention to the dog and then he's able to walk away," Bob
>>>> Dallatore said.
>>>>
>>>> The family is considering getting a second guide dog that
>>>> specializes in tracking scents, in case Bradley wanders off
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> For more information about service dogs, visit
>>>> 4pawsforability.org.
>>>>
>>>> AutismLink operates the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, providing
>>>> parent support and services in the North Hills, Moon Township and
>>>> the South Hills. For information about how a grant might be able
>>>> to help a needy family get an animal, call 412-364-1886.
>>>>
>>>> Source:
>>>> http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/washington/23575737/detail.ht
>>>> ml
>>>>
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