Join Us for a Webinar: #StopTheShock 2024 Public Comments
…JRC. The next step in the fight to end the use of the electric shock devices is submitting public comments to the FDA in support of a ban. On April…
March 29, 2024
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Action Alerts
Most Recent Current Action Alerts All Action Alerts Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: How you can help this week! April 14, 2025 This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy…
February 27, 2017
💖 ASAN February Update 💖
…Andre’s Law to stop New York residents from being sent to the JRC, to keeping you updated about changes to the Settings Rule, we can make community living for all…
February 27, 2023
Action Alert: Meet with your Federal Legislators to #StoptheShock
…spend money, so we are able to talk about things like this ban. It’s been 8 years since the FDA’s expert panel ruled that the JRC’s electric shock devices are…
November 8, 2022
Learn About Upcoming, Proposed, and Final Federal Rules for Spring 2024
…UN has called them torture. The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts is the only institution in the country that makes and uses these devices. This rule would ban these…
April 30, 2024
Senate Fails to #StopTheShock
…beyond unacceptable. The people with IDD being electrocuted at the JRC for getting out of their chairs don’t have the luxury of indulging Senate politicking. For decades, our community has…
September 28, 2022
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Call for Ban on Electric Skin Shock Devices
…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…
June 4, 2015
A Letter of Support for Legislation Banning Electric Stimulation Devices
…suffering. The only facility in the United States that utilizes these devices as an aversive is the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts. Testimony from former residents of the JRC,…
July 14, 2022
ACTION ALERT: Tell the FDA: Ban Electric Shock Torture of People with Disabilities
…but we also need all self-advocates and allies to submit your own public comments! The JRC’s supporters will undoubtedly be submitting comments of their own; it is crucial that the…
June 20, 2016
#StopTheShock Letter to House Appropriations Committee
The full letter is available as a PDF here. July 8, 2024 Honorable Members of the House Appropriations Committee Dear Representative: We, the undersigned, engage in advocacy and education on…
July 8, 2024