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Tag: Autism

Building the citizen’s Silver Alert

By Michael Coyle Posted on 12/09/2014 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with alzheimer's, Autism, dementia, silver alert
Building the citizen’s Silver Alert

In the absence of a Silver Alert for BC, myself and a team of others developed a Citizen-led Silver Alert system

Community Emergency Response

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/01/2014 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts Tagged with Autism, CERT, community, dementia, emergency management, VOST
Community Emergency Response

The concept of an Community Emergency Response team is an interesting one that could be used to search for people with dementia among other emergencies.

Silver Alert

By Michael Coyle Posted on 25/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with alert. silver alert, alzheimer's, Autism, dementia, technology
Silver Alert

The silver alert is an example of an alert for a vulnerable missing person in an urban setting that can help find people with dementia who wander.

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