Mike Reynolds at uppity disability dot net has been the driving force behind the “blogging against aversives” campaign that began yesterday and is spilling into today. According to Mike, the Massachusetts legislature is hearing a number of bills aimed at curtailing the use of so-called “aversives” at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC). “Aversives” – for … Continue reading Blogging Against Aversives – a little late
I’ll write more about this later, when I have more physical and emotional energy. Katie McCarron’s alleged murder by her mother the day before Mother’s day in 2006. Katie McCarron, 3 years old, had autism. Her death was followed by one of the vilest parade of perfomances I have ever witnessed – by members of … Continue reading Karen McCarron on Trial – Finally
Obviously, this blog has been conspicuously quiet for far too long. We’ve been dealing with some issues that have kept me away from the computer a lot of the time – and then I’ve had some trouble regaining my own energy and stamina after some illness. The New Year – 2008 – promises to present … Continue reading A New Year – New Fights and a New Blog and Website
As I was busy digging my way through my accumulated email and phone messages this week, I got a call from Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). Ari was looking for sign-ons to a letter protesting a new “public education” effort launched by the N.Y.U. Child Study Center. The campaign is … Continue reading “Public Education” about PWDs hits new low with “Ransom Notes” campaign
About a month ago, I posted a brief announcement that I was dealing with some family crises and we were hopefully in a period where the crisis was over and cautious optimism could prevail. Turns out that “caution” was all too appropriate an adjective. For the past month, Diane and I have been travelling between … Continue reading Life keeps interrupting my plans
