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Why Disabled People Write About Ableism

Why Disabled People Write About Ableism

2016-11-10T10:11:22-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Ableism, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog|Tags: #AbleistViolence, ableism, abuse, euthanasia, inspiration porn, JRC|

Are You Paying Attention When Disabled People Write about

Breaking News from Autistic Hoya: The End of Torture at the JRC?

2016-11-10T10:11:56-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Politics|Tags: abuse, Activists, advocates, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Hoya, aversives, GED shock devices, human rights, JRC, Lydia Brown, shock, shock treatment, The JRC, The Judge Rottenberg Center|

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick filed a motion to vacate (render null) the 1987 settlement agreement that has permitted the Judge Rotenberg Center to use aversives, including the notorious electric shock GED devices.

Autistic Hoya: End the torture. Make this go viral.

2016-11-10T10:12:13-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Politics, Uncategorized|Tags: abuse, all disabilities, Andre McCollins, autisic, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Hoya, aversives, disability rights, human rights, JRC, judge rotenberg center, level III aversives, Lydia Brown, restrain and seclusion, shock aversive therapy, torture|

The public must see what the Judge Rotenberg Center is doing. Their experts claimed that the public would not understand the content of this video without "proper context." There is no context that justifies the use of torture against anybody ever. The public has not merely a right but a responsibility to watch this video and share it everywhere.