Dear Friends, We are living in tumultuous times. Witnessing the death of George Floyd has horrified and galvanized the world. With one voice we are saying, “Enough!” This is the moment to work together for equity and justice. It’s time to make sure that everyone, everywhere can be safe just getting through the day. This is the purpose of my …
What Would Your Child with Autism Do in a Police Encounter? A Success Story
What Would Your Child with Autism Do in a Police Encounter? A Success Story by Amanda Steele BE SAFE The Movie is celebrating our 6th exciting year of actively promoting safe interactions between police and individuals with autism and other exceptional needs. We love traveling the country to help parents, educators and police officers proactively address the safety needs of ...
Police & disability community together
If you’re tired of hearing bad news about police interactions with the autism/ disability community, it is time for some good news! We’re excited to work with Pathfinders for Autism to bring BE SAFE Interactive Movie Screenings to Gaithersburg, Arnold and Bel Air, Maryland. We’re bringing local police and the disability community together to learn from one another. We’ll be helping …
Police training benefits those with autism and other disabilities
More than 25 police officers and deputies from five different law enforcement agencies recently weathered the fog to attend a unique safety training called a BE SAFE Interactive Screening in Portland, IN. At the community event each peace officer was paired with a teen or adult guest with autism, another developmental disability, or a similar special need. The officers and …
A Mother’s Love: Safety and the Police
“There is no love like a mother’s love,” I said through tears at my mother’s funeral. Having a wonderful mother, being a mother and knowing many mothers, I know how true this is. Kudos to all mamas, and those in mothering roles! I also have great admiration and respect for mothers of special needs children, who are devoted to making …
Why are the police putting handcuffs on youth with disabilities? It’s not what you think…
It was a tough year to be a police officer. Police everywhere were reviled for the reprehensible actions of a few. Yet wonderful officers across the country were quietly teaching teens and adults with disabilities the skills they need to be safe. While their good work went almost unnoticed, hundreds of individuals with special needs and their families personally benefitted …