…to reduce physical arousal to the images’ content. She clarified that she did not use the skin shock device used at JRC, the Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED), stating that the…
…He also teaches poetry writing and presents nationally on a range of topics. Before moving to Iowa City, he graduated from Oberlin College ’17 with a double major in Anthropology…
…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…
…Medicaid Services issued a letter making clear that use of the graduated electronic decelerator device, and other Level III aversive techniques, is prohibited for individuals receiving Medicaid- funded services. Advocates…
…the FDA should undertake further action to prevent the continued use of all Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED) devices on residents at the Judge Rotenberg Center. We recommend the immediate revocation…
…a Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED). The GED is attached to the student’s body. Using a remote control, someone else can use the GED to give an electric shock to the…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is heartbroken and outraged by today’s court decision striking down a regulation that would have banned the use of the graduated electronic decelerator (GED), a…
…unnecessary devices. In addition, in December 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a letter making clear that use of the graduated electronic decelerator device, and other Level…
…who formerly used these methods of communication and then graduated to independent typing. The Committee has also never solicited input from a self-advocacy organization of any kind. The Committee’s failure…
…the Graduated Electronic Decelerator 4, which most of the current students are on, rather than the comparatively weak original version of the GED that visitors and skeptics have allowed to…
