Action Alert: Massachusetts residents, help Stop The Shock!
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use…
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use…
Submitting public comments is an important way for self advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. This March,…
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use…
Every year the federal government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about where those funds go and what research should be…
Congress’ failure to end the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center earlier this year does not mark the end of the…
Torturers being allowed to present at a conference on the merits of their torture: that’s exactly what is happening at the ABAI conference this Thursday…
For years, the disability community has put in the work to close the Judge Rotenberg Center. While much of our focus has been on the…
All too often, people with disabilities are told we aren’t worth investing in—but we know that our community deserves the supports and services we need…
What would it look like if federal autism research funding was spent researching subjects autistic people care about? Autism researchers could direct more funding towards…
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is in dire need of an update. The outdated asset limits and benefits levels keep many people with disabilities…
This month is Action August! There are so many important issues you can take action on this month, and best of all—you don’t have to…
All of us were stunned and outraged when earlier this month, a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s ban on electric shock devices used at…