…disabilities have continued to suffer from painful and dangerous electric shocks. We urge you to take action now to end this abuse. Concerned citizens and advocacy organizations first wrote to…
…almost five years since a panel of experts recommended that they be banned, children and adults with disabilities have continued to suffer from painful and dangerous electric shocks. We are…
…screaming, in anticipation of or response to shocks or restraints, while the other shock he received was for failure to remove his coat. A number of the shocks that Andre…
by Shain Neumeier The trial over the restraint and electric shock of Andre McCollins at the Judge Rotenberg Center continued for a full day on 13 April, and included the…
…would ban the shocks, professionals with expertise in developmental and intellectual disabilities testify about the ineffectiveness of electric shock and the myriad options for addressing problematic behavior other than electric…
…of Congress introduced a rider to the act that would have stopped the FDA from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Fortunately, because of our…
…neither is torturing disabled people. #StopTheShock and stop platforming the JRC. #ABAIBoston #ABAI2022. #ABAIBoston should remove the Judge Rotenberg Center as a sponsor, vendor, and presenter. Here’s why: https://autisticadvocacy.org/stoptheshock/ #StopTheShock…
by Shain Neumeier The defendants’ case in the ongoing medical malpractice trial over the longterm restraint and repeated electric shock of Andre McCollins at the Judge Rotenberg Center began on…
…which would ban the use of electric shock devices as aversives. In December 2018, the FDA released their Unified Agenda, which said that they were working on finalizing the rule….
People with disabilities are being tortured at the JRC by electric shock devices known as Gradual Electronic Decelerators (GED). The FDA has had a final rule to ban these devices…
