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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…
Action Alerts
Most Recent Current Action Alerts All Action Alerts Say NO to hidden Medicaid cuts! April 3, 2025 The House and the Senate have agreed on a joint budget resolution. The…
💖 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
#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…