Your voice is needed for Action August!
…Read on to learn about all of the opportunities for advocacy during Action August. #StopTheShock All of us were stunned and outraged when a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s…
August 2, 2021
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APRAIS Drafts Letter on Funding for the Judge Rotenberg Center
…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…
January 18, 2013
☀️ ASAN May Update ☀️
ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, This has been a difficult month. Our community’s resilience was on full display as we continue to fight to #StopTheShock, access health care, stay safe…
May 31, 2022
ASAN Commends FDA’s Move to Appeal Judge Rotenberg Center Ruling
ASAN is pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an appeal to a court ruling that would enable the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue using skin shocks…
September 10, 2021
May 2012 Newsletter
…malpractice lawsuit brought against the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) by the mother and guardian of Andre Collins, who had been strapped down and subjected to electric shocks for several hours…
May 18, 2012
Letter to Food and Drug Administration on the Judge Rotenberg Center
…changes to eliminate the use of contingent electric shock and other aversive interventions. Aversives – the use of pain as a means of behavior modification – are an inherently unsafe…
February 12, 2013
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,…
January 17, 2012
A Letter Urging the Reissue of the FDA’s Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices
…of Amici Curiae (Jan. 22, 2021), https://www.iassidd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/As-filed-Amicus-Brief.pdf stated: “This is torture.”4https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/shock-therapy-massachussetts-school/story?id=11047334 On April 22, 2016, the FDA announced that it had determined that these devices present an unreasonable and substantial…
May 4, 2023
🎉ASAN November Update 🎉
…on aversives at a Massachusetts hearing which would end electric shock at the Judge Rotenberg Center ASAN joined 25 disability organizations to send a letter to the Department of Labor…
November 30, 2023
How to Meet Virtually With Your Elected Officials
…Stop The Shock Leave Behind Letter as a PDF here Download Stop The Shock Leave Behind Letter as a Word Doc here Download Stop The Shock Hill Visit Talking Points…
November 17, 2022