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…Read on to learn about all of the opportunities for advocacy during Action August. #StopTheShock All of us were stunned and outraged when a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s…
…Read on to learn about all of the opportunities for advocacy during Action August. #StopTheShock All of us were stunned and outraged when a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s…
…modifications to the Graduated Electronic Decelerators. These modifications have consistently increased the allowable voltage used to shock patients. In the hands of Judge Rotenberg Center staff, these GED devices deliver…
ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, This has been a difficult month. Our community’s resilience was on full display as we continue to fight to #StopTheShock, access health care, stay safe…
ASAN is pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an appeal to a court ruling that would enable the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue using skin shocks…
…malpractice lawsuit brought against the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) by the mother and guardian of Andre Collins, who had been strapped down and subjected to electric shocks for several hours…
…changes to eliminate the use of contingent electric shock and other aversive interventions. Aversives – the use of pain as a means of behavior modification – are an inherently unsafe…
…the Navigating College website for your copy today. News and Updates MA Department of Developmental Services Acts Against Shocks at Judge Rotenberg Center At the end of the fall 2011,…
…of Amici Curiae (Jan. 22, 2021), https://www.iassidd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/As-filed-Amicus-Brief.pdf stated: “This is torture.”4https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/shock-therapy-massachussetts-school/story?id=11047334 On April 22, 2016, the FDA announced that it had determined that these devices present an unreasonable and substantial…
…on aversives at a Massachusetts hearing which would end electric shock at the Judge Rotenberg Center ASAN joined 25 disability organizations to send a letter to the Department of Labor…
…Stop The Shock Leave Behind Letter as a PDF here Download Stop The Shock Leave Behind Letter as a Word Doc here Download Stop The Shock Hill Visit Talking Points…