City of Topeka Services

Any adult OR child who may have difficulty communicating due to a developmental or cognitive disability, while lost or in an emergency situation. These individuals tend to be at risk for wandering and may include people with disabilities such as Alzheimer’s, Autism, Dementia, Down Syndrome etc. We ask that anyone enrolling an individual is either a family member, legal guardian or is turning in a signed registration form on behalf of the individual’s family with their permission.

Include people with ONLY physical disabilities, hearing impairment, vision impairment, anyone who is able to communicate via translator/interpreter and children who have not reached a developmentally appropriate age for speech.

• Contact information of at least 3 emergency contacts (addresses, names, and phone numbers).
• Information about the person you are registering such as their date of birth, hair and eye color, height, weight, disability, what school they attend (if they are in school)
• Medications they take on a daily basis
• Any other information an officer should know that may assist them in helping the individual, such as calming techniques, likes and dislikes, typical behaviors and language level, cognitive function, or places they like to visit

The individual being enrolled in the program needs to be present at time of enrollment so a current digital photo may be taken so it may be put in the database. If this is not possible, arrangements need to be made to have a photo taken.