House Bill 1610 signed in Elmhurst

[Guest guest]

I had no idea they were doing this yesterday. Shirley

Gov. Pat Quinn and a host of other Illinois lawmakers were in Elmhurst this

morning for the signing of House Bill 1610.

The bill provides a new legal use of 911 technology to quickly locate

cognitively impaired people who might wander away from home, like children with

autism and adults with dementia or Alzheimer's.

The new law was named after O'Brien, a child with autism who lives in

Elmhurst.

In June of 2007, at the age of 7, he disappeared from his Elmhurst home. Police,

firefighters, neighbors and shopkeepers searched for the boy for more than two

hours before he was found.

" Just as the blood hounds started their trek from our house, a Jewel employee

spotted in the DVD aisle with a bag of cheese puffs, " said O'Brien,

's mother. " Thank God for the neighborhood, neighbors and mayor, who

listened when I said to him afterwards that we need to find a GPS system to help

us find our kids. "

Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni, who also has a child with autism, said Elmhurst

Police Chief Steve Neubauer researched a variety of technological ways to find

people who are missing, and settled on a special wristband.

" We researched a cell company that has actually put a chip in a wristband, and

upon activation it will call 911 every 30 to 60 seconds, " DiCianni said.

In order for police to activate the signal to track the person wearing the

wristband, a missing person report must be filed.

" That's the safeguard so that it doesn't become out of hand and onerous for

public safety personnel, " said state Rep. May (D-58th, Highland Park),

chief sponsor of the bill in the House.

" We actually had laws that prevented this, " said May, who also is chairman of

the House Telecommunications Committee. " I was so pleased when Mayor DiCianni

brought it up to me over a year ago. "

The device costs about $160, and the monthly service is about $20 to $25 a

month, DiCianni said. He is working on a public-private partnership to make the

device available to all who need it in Elmhurst.

" We are looking at public-private partnerships where the city may match a

certain dollar amount that (would be provided by) the private side, " he said.

DiCianni is chairman of Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation, which

provides funds for families of people with challenges.

" We've been raising money since the early `90s. This is something we're looking

to fund through organizations like ECAF, along with a public match, ideally from

the city of Elmhurst, " he said.

There is a model to follow in Elmhurst, May said.

" Mayor, I hope you share your experience of the public-private partnership with

the rest of the municipalities throughout the state, " she said.

Quinn thanked everyone for their commitment in getting the bill passed.

" The No. 1 cause of death for children with autism is drowning, " he said. " It's

important that we are able to locate everyone, every time. This is life-saving

legislation. "

Elmhurst was the first stop of Quinn's tour of DuPage County Wednesday. He then

visited Naperville to sign legislation requiring child care providers to have

training in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

He followed that with a visit to Wheaton to sign legislation to increase the

ability of counties to examine the activities of local government agencies under

their control. Senate Bill 541 was pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan

Cronin of Elmhurst in the wake of a scandal at the DuPage County Water

Commission, which had mismanaged its books to the tune of $70 million in " lost "

cash reserves.

Related Topics: Elmhurst, Gov. Pat Quinn, and House Bill 1610

[Guest guest]

From what I've heard, Elmhurst does a lot for those with disabilities.

>

> I had no idea they were doing this yesterday. Shirley

>

>

> Gov. Pat Quinn and a host of other Illinois lawmakers were in Elmhurst this

morning for the signing of House Bill 1610.

>

> The bill provides a new legal use of 911 technology to quickly locate

cognitively impaired people who might wander away from home, like children with

autism and adults with dementia or Alzheimer's.

>

> The new law was named after O'Brien, a child with autism who lives in

Elmhurst.

>

> In June of 2007, at the age of 7, he disappeared from his Elmhurst home.

Police, firefighters, neighbors and shopkeepers searched for the boy for more

than two hours before he was found.

>

> " Just as the blood hounds started their trek from our house, a Jewel employee

spotted in the DVD aisle with a bag of cheese puffs, " said O'Brien,

's mother. " Thank God for the neighborhood, neighbors and mayor, who

listened when I said to him afterwards that we need to find a GPS system to help

us find our kids. "

>

> Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni, who also has a child with autism, said Elmhurst

Police Chief Steve Neubauer researched a variety of technological ways to find

people who are missing, and settled on a special wristband.

>

> " We researched a cell company that has actually put a chip in a wristband, and

upon activation it will call 911 every 30 to 60 seconds, " DiCianni said.

>

> In order for police to activate the signal to track the person wearing the

wristband, a missing person report must be filed.

>

> " That's the safeguard so that it doesn't become out of hand and onerous for

public safety personnel, " said state Rep. May (D-58th, Highland Park),

chief sponsor of the bill in the House.

>

> " We actually had laws that prevented this, " said May, who also is chairman of

the House Telecommunications Committee. " I was so pleased when Mayor DiCianni

brought it up to me over a year ago. "

>

> The device costs about $160, and the monthly service is about $20 to $25 a

month, DiCianni said. He is working on a public-private partnership to make the

device available to all who need it in Elmhurst.

>

> " We are looking at public-private partnerships where the city may match a

certain dollar amount that (would be provided by) the private side, " he said.

>

> DiCianni is chairman of Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation, which

provides funds for families of people with challenges.

>

> " We've been raising money since the early `90s. This is something we're

looking to fund through organizations like ECAF, along with a public match,

ideally from the city of Elmhurst, " he said.

>

> There is a model to follow in Elmhurst, May said.

>

> " Mayor, I hope you share your experience of the public-private partnership

with the rest of the municipalities throughout the state, " she said.

>

> Quinn thanked everyone for their commitment in getting the bill passed.

>

> " The No. 1 cause of death for children with autism is drowning, " he said.

" It's important that we are able to locate everyone, every time. This is

life-saving legislation. "

>

> Elmhurst was the first stop of Quinn's tour of DuPage County Wednesday. He

then visited Naperville to sign legislation requiring child care providers to

have training in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

>

> He followed that with a visit to Wheaton to sign legislation to increase the

ability of counties to examine the activities of local government agencies under

their control. Senate Bill 541 was pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan

Cronin of Elmhurst in the wake of a scandal at the DuPage County Water

Commission, which had mismanaged its books to the tune of $70 million in " lost "

cash reserves.

>

>

>

> Related Topics: Elmhurst, Gov. Pat Quinn, and House Bill 1610

>

[Guest guest]

Elmhurst has a supportive Community that is very welcoming.

Thar is where I live and was honored to be invited to the bill signing.

My daughter has a condo in Elmhurst and is very supported. In fact the mayor

bought her ice cream the other day and the chief of police knows her on a first

name basis, in a good way

Ficker Terrill

Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities

On Jul 7, 2011, at 9:50 AM, " cmfinato " <cmfinato@...> wrote:

> From what I've heard, Elmhurst does a lot for those with disabilities.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > I had no idea they were doing this yesterday. Shirley

> >

> >

> > Gov. Pat Quinn and a host of other Illinois lawmakers were in Elmhurst this

morning for the signing of House Bill 1610.

> >

> > The bill provides a new legal use of 911 technology to quickly locate

cognitively impaired people who might wander away from home, like children with

autism and adults with dementia or Alzheimer's.

> >

> > The new law was named after O'Brien, a child with autism who lives in

Elmhurst.

> >

> > In June of 2007, at the age of 7, he disappeared from his Elmhurst home.

Police, firefighters, neighbors and shopkeepers searched for the boy for more

than two hours before he was found.

> >

> > " Just as the blood hounds started their trek from our house, a Jewel

employee spotted in the DVD aisle with a bag of cheese puffs, " said

O'Brien, 's mother. " Thank God for the neighborhood, neighbors and mayor,

who listened when I said to him afterwards that we need to find a GPS system to

help us find our kids. "

> >

> > Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni, who also has a child with autism, said

Elmhurst Police Chief Steve Neubauer researched a variety of technological ways

to find people who are missing, and settled on a special wristband.

> >

> > " We researched a cell company that has actually put a chip in a wristband,

and upon activation it will call 911 every 30 to 60 seconds, " DiCianni said.

> >

> > In order for police to activate the signal to track the person wearing the

wristband, a missing person report must be filed.

> >

> > " That's the safeguard so that it doesn't become out of hand and onerous for

public safety personnel, " said state Rep. May (D-58th, Highland Park),

chief sponsor of the bill in the House.

> >

> > " We actually had laws that prevented this, " said May, who also is chairman

of the House Telecommunications Committee. " I was so pleased when Mayor DiCianni

brought it up to me over a year ago. "

> >

> > The device costs about $160, and the monthly service is about $20 to $25 a

month, DiCianni said. He is working on a public-private partnership to make the

device available to all who need it in Elmhurst.

> >

> > " We are looking at public-private partnerships where the city may match a

certain dollar amount that (would be provided by) the private side, " he said.

> >

> > DiCianni is chairman of Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation, which

provides funds for families of people with challenges.

> >

> > " We've been raising money since the early `90s. This is something we're

looking to fund through organizations like ECAF, along with a public match,

ideally from the city of Elmhurst, " he said.

> >

> > There is a model to follow in Elmhurst, May said.

> >

> > " Mayor, I hope you share your experience of the public-private partnership

with the rest of the municipalities throughout the state, " she said.

> >

> > Quinn thanked everyone for their commitment in getting the bill passed.

> >

> > " The No. 1 cause of death for children with autism is drowning, " he said.

" It's important that we are able to locate everyone, every time. This is

life-saving legislation. "

> >

> > Elmhurst was the first stop of Quinn's tour of DuPage County Wednesday. He

then visited Naperville to sign legislation requiring child care providers to

have training in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

> >

> > He followed that with a visit to Wheaton to sign legislation to increase the

ability of counties to examine the activities of local government agencies under

their control. Senate Bill 541 was pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan

Cronin of Elmhurst in the wake of a scandal at the DuPage County Water

Commission, which had mismanaged its books to the tune of $70 million in " lost "

cash reserves.

> >

> >

> >

> > Related Topics: Elmhurst, Gov. Pat Quinn, and House Bill 1610

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Center for Speech & Language Disorders is there. Some Ray Graham programs are

there. The mayor has a school-age daughter with autism. Elmhurst College has a

" track " for those with DD who would like a college experience. (College of

DuPage's similar program is older, and in my view, better planned.)

There's also a fundraising group that works to help those young families with

crisis--serious illness of a parent or child, or a disability.

All that said, as someone who is active in Elmhurst and lives nearby, I think

Elmhurst does all right but it's not a top priority.

-Gail

________________________________

From: cmfinato <cmfinato@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 9:50:08 AM

Subject: Re: House Bill 1610 signed in Elmhurst

From what I've heard, Elmhurst does a lot for those with disabilities.

>

> I had no idea they were doing this yesterday. Shirley

>

>

> Gov. Pat Quinn and a host of other Illinois lawmakers were in Elmhurst this

>morning for the signing of House Bill 1610.

>

> The bill provides a new legal use of 911 technology to quickly locate

>cognitively impaired people who might wander away from home, like children with

>autism and adults with dementia or Alzheimer's.

>

> The new law was named after O'Brien, a child with autism who lives in

>Elmhurst.

>

> In June of 2007, at the age of 7, he disappeared from his Elmhurst home.

>Police, firefighters, neighbors and shopkeepers searched for the boy for more

>than two hours before he was found.

>

> " Just as the blood hounds started their trek from our house, a Jewel employee

>spotted in the DVD aisle with a bag of cheese puffs, " said O'Brien,

>'s mother. " Thank God for the neighborhood, neighbors and mayor, who

>listened when I said to him afterwards that we need to find a GPS system to

help

>us find our kids. "

>

> Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni, who also has a child with autism, said Elmhurst

>Police Chief Steve Neubauer researched a variety of technological ways to find

>people who are missing, and settled on a special wristband.

>

> " We researched a cell company that has actually put a chip in a wristband, and

>upon activation it will call 911 every 30 to 60 seconds, " DiCianni said.

>

> In order for police to activate the signal to track the person wearing the

>wristband, a missing person report must be filed.

>

> " That's the safeguard so that it doesn't become out of hand and onerous for

>public safety personnel, " said state Rep. May (D-58th, Highland Park),

>chief sponsor of the bill in the House.

>

> " We actually had laws that prevented this, " said May, who also is chairman of

>the House Telecommunications Committee. " I was so pleased when Mayor DiCianni

>brought it up to me over a year ago. "

>

> The device costs about $160, and the monthly service is about $20 to $25 a

>month, DiCianni said. He is working on a public-private partnership to make the

>device available to all who need it in Elmhurst.

>

> " We are looking at public-private partnerships where the city may match a

>certain dollar amount that (would be provided by) the private side, " he said.

>

> DiCianni is chairman of Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation, which

>provides funds for families of people with challenges.

>

> " We've been raising money since the early `90s. This is something we're

looking

>to fund through organizations like ECAF, along with a public match, ideally

from

>the city of Elmhurst, " he said.

>

> There is a model to follow in Elmhurst, May said.

>

> " Mayor, I hope you share your experience of the public-private partnership

with

>the rest of the municipalities throughout the state, " she said.

>

> Quinn thanked everyone for their commitment in getting the bill passed.

>

> " The No. 1 cause of death for children with autism is drowning, " he said.

" It's

>important that we are able to locate everyone, every time. This is life-saving

>legislation. "

>

> Elmhurst was the first stop of Quinn's tour of DuPage County Wednesday. He

then

>visited Naperville to sign legislation requiring child care providers to have

>training in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

>

> He followed that with a visit to Wheaton to sign legislation to increase the

>ability of counties to examine the activities of local government agencies

under

>their control. Senate Bill 541 was pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan

>Cronin of Elmhurst in the wake of a scandal at the DuPage County Water

>Commission, which had mismanaged its books to the tune of $70 million in " lost "

>cash reserves.

>

>

>

> Related Topics: Elmhurst, Gov. Pat Quinn, and House Bill 1610

>