…diagnosis of Autism. It is a social disability that comes with significant sensory sensitivities. The types of aversives utilized at the Judge Rotenburg Center are torturous for autistic people. They…
…by only one place – the Judge Rotenberg Center. You can learn more about ASAN’s campaign to get rid of it by reading #StopTheShock: The Judge Rotenberg Center, Torture, and…
…from the autistic community and our allies, bringing attention to ABAI’s continued support of the Judge Rotenberg Center and its use of electric shock torture. For years, ABAI has allowed…
…shock devices at the Judge Rotenberg Center. For decades, disabled advocates have fought to end the use of electric shocks at the JRC. The inclusion of the ban language in…
…the seven months after the ban, the Judge Rotenberg Center – the only facility where these devices are used – admitted 28 new students and did not require the use…
…Speaks has promoted the Judge Rotenberg Center, a Massachusetts facility under Department of Justice and FDA investigation for the use of painful electric shock against its students. The Judge Rotenberg…
…the only facility known to use the devices in the United States, the Judge Rotenberg Center, showing that these devices have frequently been used to abuse Judge Rotenberg Center residents….
…other people make the decision about whether to sterilize a person with disabilities. The other people might be the person’s guardian or a judge. Only 2 states, Alaska and North…
…e.g., Erika F. King, Outpatient Civil Commitment in North Carolina: Constitutional and Policy Concerns, 58 Law and Contemporary Problems 2, 251-281, 270 n. 113 (1995) (“judges in North Carolina uphold…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Medical Treatment Medical Treatment Question 1: We recognize that the line between disabilities may in some cases be more difficult to draw…
