…to the act that would stop the FDA from banning electric shock devices for behavior modification, such as the devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Section 722 said the…
…since, people with disabilities have continued to suffer from painful and dangerous electric shocks. Keep up with the fight to #StopTheShock, learn what you can do, and keep an eye…
…the FDA to re-ban skin shocks. The use of skin shocks has been condemned as torture by the United Nations Special Rapportuer on Torture. The adults on this device at…
…disabilities have continued to suffer from painful and dangerous electric shocks. We urge you to take action now to end this abuse. Concerned citizens and advocacy organizations first wrote to…
…almost five years since a panel of experts recommended that they be banned, children and adults with disabilities have continued to suffer from painful and dangerous electric shocks. We are…
…screaming, in anticipation of or response to shocks or restraints, while the other shock he received was for failure to remove his coat. A number of the shocks that Andre…
by Shain Neumeier The trial over the restraint and electric shock of Andre McCollins at the Judge Rotenberg Center continued for a full day on 13 April, and included the…
…would ban the shocks, professionals with expertise in developmental and intellectual disabilities testify about the ineffectiveness of electric shock and the myriad options for addressing problematic behavior other than electric…
…of Congress introduced a rider to the act that would have stopped the FDA from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Fortunately, because of our…
…enshrined now in the updated 504 regulations. We have continued to fight to #StopTheShock, and have called on the FDA to reissue the 2019 ban as quickly as possible. With…
