January 2012 Newsletter
…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,…
…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,…
…and seek to organize the Autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us! Judge David L. Bazelon Center for…
…electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. 5 years ago, the FDA found that there is no way to use these devices without significant harm, and in 2016,…
…USDOL has 40 days to assign an administrative law judge and hold a hearing. At the hearing, Seneca Re-Ad must prove that it followed the rules and paid an appropriate…
…the potential to close the Judge Rotenberg Center, an institution in Massachusetts which uses contingent electric shocks as a method of behavioral control. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture…
…fights this year won’t end on a high note. ASAN is outraged at the DC Circuit’s refusal to reconsider a court ruling that allows the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue…
Over the last month, you’ve heard from us about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views, and the danger his nomination poses to our community. ASAN already opposes Kavanaugh’s nomination, but since we…
…and belittle what she had to say. Today, the Judiciary Committee voted to continue the confirmation process for Judge Kavanaugh. This is unacceptable. The Senate is trying to make this…
…This is a direct result of your advocacy, whether that be meetings, calls, or emails, demanding that Congress take action to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. For decades,…
…the Judge Rotenberg Center, the only place where the electric skin shock for behavior modification is still used, have intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. The FDA has already banned…