It is an honor to be invited back to Nathan’s Voice. So much has happened since being here
last. To start with we have changed our
name from QR Code iD to If I Need Help and
have become a 501(c)(3) charity.
As you may recall our son Jay has Autism and was lost a couple times in the past so we wanted to create a way to communicate for him. Our solution was to make personal wearable QR codes. When the code is scanned or manually entered into the site a profile appears. It has a picture, name, contact, emergency and behavioral info along with a password protected secure section where more personal and medical records can be stored. All of the info can be edited in real time. For instance when my son went on field trips with his day camp I just added his aide’s number as a contact and deleted it afterwards.
ID cards have just become
available after months of development!! An If I Need Help member with high
functioning Autism struggles with anxiety attacks. Even though she is usually conversational
these attacks escalate rendering her unable to communicate. People around her do not know what is
happening or how to help her so she has experienced some bad situations. She encouraged
us to make the iD cards. They are custom
made with name, number and bullet points that are printed along with the
personal QR code. About a month ago she
felt an attack coming on so she handed her card to a staff person who did
exactly as the card instructed her and it worked more smoothly than she ever
expected.
We are in the process of adding iD tags for shoes and necklaces (military style, etc.) and for key chains.
For a limited time, we would like to offer a free patch to families, who follow Nathan's Voice autism resource blog, when they do the free sign up. On the 2nd line of the address section, write "Nathan's Voice" along with the color choice of one of the following colors: blue, green, red, grey, or white. This offer will expire the end of 2014 and we hope YOU will take advantage of the offer NOW!!! Also, PLEASE take the time to share this post with others in the social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, etc.) which you frequently visit!
Erin Wilson
A 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Twitter: @qrcodeid1
661-524-6732
What a great idea - I shared this on my Facebook Page www.asd-dr.com and asked others to pass it along - so many of our kids can get easily separated from us - This would also be great for toddlers and other young children who are not on the spectrum, but don't know their phone number, address etc.
ReplyDeleteWe appreciate you taking the time to share and asking others to do so, also! I agree that not just individuals on the spectrum but that others would benefit from this application. Thank you and have a great week!! :)
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