"PROCLAMATION" - INTRODUCTION

 

April is annually recognized as "Autism Awareness Month". The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (NJ-COSAC) has obtained the cooperation of many local governments to issue official "Proclamations" that provide facts on autism. The 2005 "Proclamation" stated that autism was once a rare disorder affecting only one in 10,000 people whereas the current rate (according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is one in 166 school age children. This is an epidemic!

As a resident of N. Caldwell, NJ, and chairman of Voices of Safety International (VOSI), I attended the 4/19/05 township meeting where the NJ-COSAC "Proclamation" was read and posted on the township bulletin Board. At this meeting I proposed that the information on the VOSI Website be added to the "Proclamation" in order to alert citizens of the existence of the VOSI autism Standards and Research Reports". This suggestion was accepted and confirmed in e-mail to the N. Caldwell Clerk dated 4/20/05.

The NJ-COSAC "Proclamation" was not amended to include the VOSI information in order that the mayor could appoint a liaison person to an Autism Research Task Group (ARTG) formed specifically to review the VOSI autism Research Reports that indicate, according to a survey of more than 1200 parents, that the % contribution of mercury in vaccines, the triple vaccines DPT and MMR, and genetics as causes of the autism epidemic are 18, 62 and 20% respectively. David Paris, currently N. Caldwell Borough Attorney and previously president of the N. Caldwell Council, was appointed as a liaison member to the 11 member ARTG.

The National Technology Transfer & Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), although specifically directed to federal agencies, encourage all levels of government to utilize private sector standards that can be of benefit to the health and safety of their citizens. VOSI is a private sector standards writing organization recognized by the National Institute for Standards & Technology (www.voicesofsafety.com ..."About VOSI"), Local governments should advise their citizens, by means of "Proclamations" about the availability of these VOSI autism research reports and standards in order that they may become aware and make individual decisions as to whether these standards should be utilized.

The 9 member ARTG, which included Judith Ulchinsky, Director of Special Services, West Essex Regional Schools and Marsha Rickles, N. Caldwell News reporter for "The Progress", were required to review and ballot seven resources including the three VOSI autism research reports and standards, and the federal government's position on the vaccination/autism link. The VOSI standards and research report were approved unanimously whereas only two thirds of the participants supported the government's position. The two liaison members of the ARTG, David Paris and Ruth Schuster, Director of Special Education, N. Caldwell Public Schools were not required to review or participate in the poll but were made aware of all task group activities.

Based on completion of the ARTG review and approval of the VOSI Research Reports and Standards, local mayors are encouraged to sign the following "Proclamation" and local government citizens are requested to contact their mayors and use the following template of the "Proclamation."

VOSI's goal is to obtain a minimum 100 signed "Proclamations" in order to ensure that our efforts to have the NTTAA of 1995 enforced wherein citizens will have the opportunity to evaluate both sides of any issue before making any personal decisions.

Donald C. Meserlian, PE - Chairman
Voices of Safety International (VOSI)
www.voicesofsafety.com
dmeserlian@voicesofsafety.com

 

 

To Mayor ________________, of City/Town_______________, State ___, Date__________

Please sign the following "Proclamation" based on the results of the Voices of Safety International Autism Research Task Group.

Please send a copy of the signed "Proclamation ", and publicize it in the local media.

Sincerely,

 

 

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PROCLAMATION

Whereas, the National Technology Transfer Act of 1995 encourages local governments to review and utilize private sector standards, and,

 

Whereas, Voices of Safety International (VOSI) is a private sector standards writing organization recognized by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), and,

 

Whereas the VOSI Autism Research Task Group (ARTG) has unanimously accepted the VOSI autism Research Reports and Standards and concluded that local governments should issue "Proclamations" encouraging their citizens to become familiar with them, and

 

Whereas the VOSI Website contains both Research Reports and Standards on the probable cause of and possible prevention of the autism epidemic at www.voicesofsafety.com ...."Public Health"

 

Now, Therefore I ........................, Mayor of ................... urge all employees and residents be made aware of, review and utilize the applicable VOSI autism Research Reports and Standards in order to become aware of the probable causes and prevention of the autism epidemic.