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

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Fri May 21 02:04:48 UTC 2010 

No. I am not talking about a subcutaneous GPS tracking chip. I was thinking 
of something more on the lines of a bracelet or wristwatch with tracking 
capabilities. Something that could potentially be removed with a key. My 
only problem with such a solution is, is the person able to consent? If the 
person is wondering off and getting into dangerous situations a tracking 
device would be in his best interest. But it sounds too much like big 
brother is watching for my taste.  However, this would be a slippery slope. 
As soon as we start going down this root, when will it stop. Will an 
Orwellian big brother emerge to track everyone? Is it legal to put a GPS on 
someone? Can this boy even consent to something like that?




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Johnson" <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found 
After5-MileBarefootWalk


> Do you mean like a computer chip like our dogs use?Yep, just insert it
> behind their neck between the shoulder blades.  And, I am not trying to be
> funny, but it is this type of technology I believe you are eluding to,
> right?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:53 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>
> What about something sown into the clothing or implanted into a wrist 
> watch
> that could be locked to the wrist. Or, even some sort of bracelet, 
> something
> that can't easily be forgotten or removed.
>
> ----- 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: Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>
>
>> 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
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> 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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