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Twenty years since Danny’s death
Posted on May 11, 2018Today marks twenty years since Danny Keysar’s death. On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Daniel Keysar was strangled to death at his licensed childcare facility when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded… Read More
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2018 Best Friend Award Honoring KID Founders
Posted on April 30, 2018This week, KID will be holding our annual Best Friend Award Night, marking our 20th anniversary! Each year, KID commemorates our progress, honors the memory of Danny Keysar and other victims of unsafe children’s products, and highlights the contributions of… Read More
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New KID Report Shows Jump in 2017 Recalls
Posted on April 3, 2018On Tuesday, along with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Illinois PIRG, KID released new data on product recalls and children’s safety. This year, the number of recalls increased by 22%, while injuries and incidents reported prior to recall decreased from a… Read More
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Honoring Danny’s 21 st Birthday
Posted on December 29, 2017This New Years Eve at KID, we are recognizing the 21st birthday of Danny Keysar. It’s impossible for us to know how Danny would be celebrating this milestone – he was taken from his family at 16 months by an… Read More
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KID 2017 in Review: Reaching and Exceeding Goals
Posted on December 20, 2017At the beginning of 2017 KID discussed a few goals that we had for the new year. These included expanding safe sleep environments, advocating for stronger furniture stability standards, and improving accessibility of KID. Read below to understand ways we… Read More
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An International Month at KID
Posted on December 1, 2017November 2017 involved a lot more international outreach than we are used to at KID. But we hope that the outcome will be safer children’s products both here in the US and worldwide. It started with a meeting in Paris:… Read More
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Join Us on #GivingTuesday
Posted on November 20, 2017As in years past, KID is joining charities across the world to participate in #GivingTuesday on November 28, 2017. On this annual day of giving, people across the globe demonstrate the power of communal action by supporting the causes that… Read More
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KID Makes Connections at 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Conference
Posted on October 4, 2017The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 66,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Their evidence-based guidelines on safe sleep, car seats, and… Read More
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Victory for Petitioners as CPSC Moves to Ban Toxic Flame Retardants
Posted on September 29, 2017Last week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) took steps to protect consumers from a class of flame retardants known as organohalogens. This ruling came after KID, along with other consumer, healthcare, firefighter, and science groups, petitioned the CPSC to… Read More
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Summer 2017: KID Interns Share Their Experiences
Posted on August 11, 2017One of the most rewarding parts of the day-to-day at KID is sharing our space with a wonderful group of interns and volunteers. At a small organization such as KID, we rely on these dedicated volunteers and interns to help fulfill… Read More