…being restrained and repeatedly shocked over the course of 25 October 2002, attempting to show that JRC staff and directors had not been negligent in their decisions and actions. In…
Thank you for your interest in letting the FDA know that they need to #StoptheShock! The FDA agency in charge of the ban on electric shock devices is called the…
…is torture.” The undersigned organizations oppose the use of electro-shock devices on persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. As the FDA found, use of these devices “present[s] a…
…nothing has yet to be passed. It is past time to make this the law of the land, and ASAN urges Congress to do so without delay. The #StopTheShock fight…
…electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behaviors. These devices are used to give people painful shocks to make them change their behavior. These devices hurt disabled people and the…
…Justice; the House Committee on Education & Labor; Amnesty International; Human Rights Watch; and Physicians for Human Rights take action to put an end to the use of electric shock,…
Thank you for your interest in asking your members of Congress to urge the FDA to #StoptheShock! If you live in the United States, you have 3 members of Congress:…
…shocks for behavior modification. As of earlier this month, “[ABAI] strongly oppose[s] the use of contingent electric skin shock (CESS) under any condition.” This is the result of years and…
…Read More » Join Us for a Webinar: #StopTheShock 2024 Public Comments March 29, 2024 For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock…
…banned some uses of shock devices but not others. The FDA said that shocks could not be used on disabled people, but that devices people chose to use to stop…
