Tag: StopTheShock
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A Letter to Ask Massachusetts Lawmakers to Ban the Use of Electric Skin Shock
As a long-time advocate for disability rights, and as the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint’s representative to the Stop the Shock Coalition, I am deeply troubled that Massachusetts continues to permit the use of the graduated electronic decelerator on disabled students in the name of “behavior control.” The attached letter shares our concerns with Massachusetts…
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Call to Action: Stop the Shock It Is Time To Ban Shock Devices and Aversive “Therapies”
Massachusetts is on the verge of a historic decision that could end one of the most controversial and painful practices used against disabled individuals in the United States. The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities will soon hold a hearing on House Bill H.245, which is legislation that would permanently ban the…
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Stop the Shock Now! Take Action by May 28!
There is a school in the United States where students are literally shocked into submission. These students are children and young adults with disabilities or mental illnesses, most of whom are Black or brown. At this school, called the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), staff are permitted to give the students painful skin shocks to change…