Nov 19, 2016
Several of the protesters at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center were cited by police.
ADAPTers demanded the JRC stop administering skin shock treatments to special needs students in recent protests
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Several of the protesters at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center were cited by police.
ADAPTers demanded the JRC stop administering skin shock treatments to special needs students in recent protests
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About 100 people gathered to protest the use of painful electric shocks to patients at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton.
About 100 ADAPT protesters gathered to protest the use of painful electric shocks to patients at the JRC
On issues with the FDA comment link for the ban on JRC’s Contingent Electric Shock devices
1. In the right hand tool bar - It states that the comment period is closed - this is not correct. The comment period is not closed - the due date for these comments is Monday, July 25, 2016. (confirmed at the portal for posting comments)
2. The link to the portal for posting comments does not work in the first box on the right side tool boxes.
You must go to the second box on the right hand side under the words: Related Topics.
Click on the docket number FDA-2016-N-1111 link that will take you to the portal to post comments or send people to this direct link:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?rpp=100&so=DESC&sb=docId&po=0&D=FDA-2016-N-1111
The portal has a blue button to the right titled "Comment Now" click on this. The portal says you must enter comments in the box - it only takes up to 5000 Characters. You can cut & paste comments into this box. If the comments are over 5000 Characters - you also have the option of uploading a file - see the box on the bottom left side. Please do both! Most people cut and paste the introduction to their comments into the box and upload a Word document through the upload system.
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On April 22, 2016, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) issued the following statement on the proposed FDA rule to ban the use of electric shock devices such as those used at the Judge Rotenberg Center.
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to ban the use of electrical shock devices.[1] These are such as those used at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, which routinely shocks its disabled students.[2] ASAN is pleased that the FDA has finally taken action as a result of hearings regarding electric shock devices two years ago, at which ASAN representatives and other disability rights advocates testified.[3]
This proposed rule is one step out of many in the regulatory process to ban the use of electric shock devices in the United States. The rule will be formally released and available for public comment in the Federal Register on April 25. ASAN will submit formal public comments as part of this process. Other self-advocates’ public comments are vital to this process. We urge you to submit your comments on the proposed rule. You may submit comments electronically starting April 25 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, entering the docket number FDA-2016-N-1111 and following its other instructions. You may also submit written public comment by mail to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
The use of contingent electric shock devices is an inhumane practice and as the FDA has noted on the decline for decades, as ways of supporting people arise that are humane and do not involve painful, violent aversives gain traction.[4] The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture has declared the use of electric shock as torture.[5] At ASAN, we believe that contingent electric shock – and all aversive interventions – are indeed torture and everyone has the right to be supported with dignity, humanity and respect. The use of contingent electric shock and other aversives have never been appropriate and have always constituted an unscientific and unethical practice. We will be submitting comments to that effect. The chance to end this torture in the United States is at hand, and we urge individuals to do all they can to make sure it does.