Police Continued Education

Police officers have one of the hardest jobs in the world. Autistic disability expert Mickey Rowe empowers officers on disability and autism. Mickey is endorsed as a recommended speaker by the National Organization for Youth Safety.

20 - 25% of the population is disabled according to the CDC so officers already deal with disabled people day in and day out. Mickey Rowe empowers police officers to make that aspect of every officer’s day a little easier and less stressful.

Police all have to wear so many hats every single day. Mickey Rowe helps officers by taking one of those hats off of their plate so officers can do their job more easily. Mickey Rowe has lead disability trainings for cities across the United States. He has Keynoted at Yale University, Columbia University, The Kennedy Center, and more. You may have seen him in the New York Times, PBS, NPR, The TODAY Show, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. Mickey is endorsed as a recommended speaker by the National Organization for Youth Safety. See a five-minute preview video below.

Mickey empowers officers with ways de-escalation might look different when interacting with a disabled person. Mickey will help police quickly and easily identify whether someone is a disabled person who is perfectly fine and just living their life or if someone is having a mental health crisis and might need help.

Police walk into situations expecting people to hear their spoken commands, see their visual commands, and physically be able to move in a certain way to obey physical commands. It will relieve stress and increase our de-escalation abilities when we can quickly identify when someone is trying to be defiant versus when has an invisible disability and is doing their best to obey.

A person not turning when you talk to them that may not be intentionally defiant, they may be deaf and just not hearing you.

Are people slurring their speech and walking with an uneven gate because they are under the influence of drugs and alcohol or are they perfectly fine and just have cerebral palsy?

Autistic people flap their hands and rock back and forth when they are doing well, when they are happy, when they are well regulated, but this can easily be misinterpreted as someone in distress who needs help. Mickey helps alleviate stress from a police officers’ day by helping officers quickly and easily tell the difference.

Mickey will share with police departments a simple picture choice board they can pull up on their cellphone or keep printed out in their vehicle to use when they encounter non-English speakers, non-speaking autistic people, Deaf people, and others who they may be having a hard time communicating with.

INVITE MICKEY TO YOUR EVENT:
Please contact Top Youth Speakers to invite Mickey to speak at your school, organization, fundraiser, or event.