Graduated electronic decelerator
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The Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED) is a device that supplies a powerful electric shock to the skin as a way to punish behaviors considered to be undesirable. The device was created by Matthew Israel, the founder of the Judge Rotenberg Center.[1] The use of the GED device was condemned as torture by the United Nations[2] and was banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020. The GED became the third device ever to be banned by the FDA in the history of the organization.[3]
In 2012, a video surfaced of Andre McCollins, an autistic 18-year-old from New York, who was strapped face down to a four point restraint board and subjected to 31 of the highest-level shocks over seven hours at the Judge Rotenberg Center. In the video, McCollins screams repeatedly for the shocks to stop.[4][5] The use of the device has been condemned by human rights groups and disability rights organizations.[6]
References
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (2011-03-12). "Shock tactics: Treatment or torture? | Matthew Israel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ News, A. B. C. "UN Calls Shock Treatment at Mass. School 'Torture'". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "FDA Bans 'Aversive' Shock Treatment". www.medpagetoday.com. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Bruno, Debra (2016-11-23). "An electric shock therapy stops self-harm among the autistic, but at what cost?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ "Judge Allows Mass. School to Continue Use of Electric Shocks on Students with Disabilities". ABILITY Magazine. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (2020-03-05). "US bans shock 'treatment' on children with special needs at Boston-area school". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-27.