NOS Magazine published an anti-choice and a pro-choice piece, back to back, last week. The anti was written by Ivanova Smith and makes this argument: Even though some in the disability community don’t see this as a modern form of eugenics, I do. Eugenics is advocating for the death of those who are seen as a…
Two men who worked at the Judge Rotenberg Center in MA have been charged with repeated abuse of one of their clients. Some graphic details follow. Notice how the suspects use “he was dangerous” to justify their abuse. From MassLive, my emphasis. Police say video surveillance footage from the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) shows two…
Did you know it’s legal for certain schools to apply electric shocks to autistic children as a form of “therapy?” It is. It’s horrific. After years of work, the FDA is considering banning it. You can submit your comment here. Shain M. Neumeier, who has been working on this for years, had an op-ed on…