The National Disability Rights Network has released a report on the use of restraints and seclusion and has called upon the 111th Congress to ban these practices under federal law. Hats off to them. In light of the historic changes ahead in DC, let's hope we can say yes we can.
I am tired of reading about autistic and other neurologically atypical kids being abused and tortured. How do we get this to stop?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
UPDATE -- January 13th, 2009
The National Disability Rights Network has released a report on the use of restraints and seclusion and has called upon the 111th Congress to ban these practices under federal law. Hats off to them. In light of the historic changes ahead in DC, let's hope we can say yes we can.