Something is happening that you need to know about.

The Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts is still using painful electric shock devices to punish autistic & disabled people.

The devices were banned by the FDA last year, but then the ban was put on hold because of Covid.

The JRC practices a form of behaviorism called Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Electric shocks, solitary confinement, physical restraint, starvation, sleep deprivation, etc. are all tactics used by the JRC to “control” the behavior of developmentally disabled people.

Six disabled people have died at the JRC in the time since it was founded.

Residents have been restrained and shocked for things as minor as not taking off their jacket, accidentally wetting the bed, and rocking back and forth.

The center has been condemned by the UN.

Yet, it remains open, and the electric shock devices (which the residents are forced to wear 24/7, even in the shower and while they sleep) are still being used.

If this sounds outrageous to you, to the point that it’s hard to believe, I’m sorry to say that this is real.

The JRC is using the delay due to Covid to try and challenge the ban in court, meaning there’s a chance that the FDA ruling could be overturned.

We can’t allow that to happen.

The autistic community started the #StopTheShocks campaign years ago, and it’s time to reignite it.

If you are autistic, developmentally or intellectually disabled, mentally ill, or an ally to our cause:

Please post a photo of yourself holding a sign that says “Judge Rotenberg Center, #StopTheShocks!” as well as any other message you want to include.

Make sure to tag your post with #JudgeRotenbergCenter as well as #StopTheShocks, so that the center’s name is very explicitly attached to the campaign.

It’s time to make some noise and let people know this is not okay.

Autistic people have the same rights as everyone else.

#JudgeRotenbergCenter, #StopTheShocks! Respect international human rights law; Stop torturing disabled and Autistic people!