If you are not a Massachusetts resident, your voice is still important in making clear to Governor Patrick that this is not only a Massachusetts civil rights issue, but also a national and international concern as well.
Click here to send an automated message to Governor Deval Patrick, then, follow the instructions below (the Arc Action Center will open in a new window).
Choose "speak out regarding electric shock aversive therapy" to send a pre-composed message, or "Compose Your Own Letter" if you'd rather create a message from scratch. DO NOT select "support community investment for people with disabilities" as this is a state-specific budget message (important to us, but not relevant to the aversives issue).
Click on "next step" and fill in your personal information before sending your message. It is important that you fill in this information, which will appear within the body of the outgoing message, so that the Governor will see you are a real person and that the message is not spam.
Thanks for your advocacy!