DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)

Invites you to the first meeting of 2013 - 2014
 Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Open
                     7 p.m.- 9 p.m.

DFDN is pleased to present information ON:

**Please take note of the special location change in this months meeting!***

                   Topic:  SMART 911 & SAFETY

***********SAFETY TOWN, Naperville Il.**************

“I never thought this would happen to us”

Words spoken by family members who were unaware of a safety condition that
caused an injury or worse.

The DuPage Family Disability Network will host

Smart 911
John Mostaccio, Communications Manager, DU-COMM, DuPage County

Kala Considine, Communications Commander, Naperville


Safety
Soraya McLaughlin Public Education Specialist, Naperville

Safety is the biggest concern we have for our family members who have
disabilities.

Today more and more of our family members with challenges are accessing
the community and many of them carry cell phones. Whether they are at
work, home, at day program, or other social events our loved ones with
disabilities need safety tools and strategies that are straightforward and
intuitive.

DuPage County now has a national safety program for cell phone users.

It is called "Smart 911”

This is an add on for both DuPage County and Naperville to the already
enhanced 911. It affords Public Safety 911 Dispatchers much more
information about the caller who is in an emergency. Than what is
currently available.

Statistics tell us a majority of emergency calls are being made by cell
phones. This newest technology can let a dispatcher inform police
significant information about the caller.

DFDN will hear from both the city and county communications leaders as
well as a representative from the company that designed Smart 911.

It only works however, if we sign up.

Safety
Soraya McLaughlin is the Public Education Specialist for Naperville. She
will give tools to help us create safer environments inside and outside
our homes, CILAs for our family members with disabilities.

Make sure you register for this informative presentation.

The October DFDN meeting is being held at Naperville’s Safety Town

1320 Aurora Avenue

Naperville, Il 60540                       Capacity:  80

(It is served by the same driveway as the Police and Fire Buildings and is
located on The east end of the property)

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Registration is required, e-mailing below:

dfdn@dfdn.org
 1.     Name:
 2.     Number Attending:
 3.     Parent or Organization:

Look forward to seeing
 everyone,

Board Members of DFDN
 2013