…shock devices at the Judge Rotenberg Center. For decades, disabled advocates have fought to end the use of electric shocks at the JRC. The inclusion of the ban language in…
Today, the Food and Drug Administration released their final ban on the electric skin shock devices used to torture children and adults with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center. The…
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use of electric shocks, there is…
On April 22, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to ban the use of electrical shock devices such as those used at the Judge Rotenberg…
…didn’t go off. They shocked him twice more – which Ms. McAuley said counted as the same shock – in an effort to make the GED actually have its effect…
…judgment to continue the use of electric shock on Andre, in that it had “seemed appropriate,” and that stopping the shocks could have reinforced his tensing up. Interestingly, she described…
…in the United States, the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) of Canton, Massachusetts, uses contingent electric shock devices. However, one organization is too many. These shock devices often cause skin burns…
…in history yet. The FDA must now ban the electric skin shock device again in order to #StopTheShock. ASAN calls upon the FDA to pass the rule banning the electric…
…we shared our community’s concerns regarding the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center and discussed next steps with FDA staff. ASAN staff, along with fellow disability…
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use of electric shocks, there is…
