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Honoring Danny’s memory
Posted on December 30, 2015On December 31, Danny Keysar would have turned 19. However, a collapsing portable crib tragically took his life before he even reached two. In the years since his death, KID, founded by Danny’s parents, has worked to further his legacy… Read More
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KID connects with other injury prevention professionals at #MIPA2015
Posted on November 10, 2015“We live in a world designed by adults, for adults, but kids suffer,” stated Dr. Gary Smith of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. This was one of my favorite quotes of the weekend, and something I will certainly share… Read More
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Child safety advocacy on an international scale
Posted on November 2, 2015Last month I had the opportunity to travel to an international conference on product safety. The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) holds conferences both in the US and internationally to provide a forum for the exchange of… Read More
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KID – giving parents a voice
Posted on October 13, 2015This past week, KID’s Executive Director, Nancy Cowles spent a few days in West Conshohocken, PA and one in Washington DC. In both places, she was making sure that the voices of parents and consumers were heard by policy makers… Read More
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My experience at KID
Posted on August 27, 2015Ludo has been with KID all summer as part of a international student exchange program. Below, she details her experience with KID and what she gained as a result of this summer. I had very positive feelings about KID since… Read More
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A day in Indianapolis with KID
Posted on July 23, 2015KID’s summer Italian exchange student, Ludovica Chiappini, joined KID ED Nancy Cowles yesterday as they visited the Hoosier state to meet Staci Tober (Trevor’s mom) and Karlee D. Macer, a State Representative of Indiana. Below are some insights into their… Read More
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Mother’s Day & KID
Posted on May 9, 2015Today, many of us are with our mothers, our children or perhaps both — celebrating Mother’s Day. Here at KID we wish you all a wonderful day together. Mothers and children are at the heart of our work. We work… Read More
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Illinois Bumper Pad Ban Moves to Senate: Your Help Needed
Posted on April 22, 2015On April 22, 2015 HB 3761 (McAsey) passed the Illinois House. This bill bans the sale of crib bumper pads in Illinois (already banned in Chicago). An amazing coalition of organizations came together to make this possible. Virtually every health… Read More
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Support HB3761 (McAsey): The Illinois Crib Bumper Pad Ban
Posted on April 1, 2015On March 24th KID and 25 other health and safety organizations headed down to Springfield, IL in order to support Representative McAsey’s crib bumper pad ban (HB3671). With the support of these like-minded safety organizations, KID helped successfully push HB3761… Read More
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An important week for safety
Posted on March 4, 2015This week is National Consumer Protection Week (#NCPW), a campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to take advantage of their rights and make informed decisions. At KID, we believe that consumers have an important voice to share about child product safety,… Read More