FDA Advisors Recommend Ban on Electronic Stimulus Devices for People with Disabilities
April 28, 2014
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AUCD's Kim Musheno testifies before the FDA advisory panel |
Kim Musheno, AUCD's Director of Public Policy, delivered AUCD's statement urging the panel to recommend banning the devices and read testimony prepared by AUCD Policy Committee Member Mark Smith of the Nebraska UCEDD/LEND. AUCD was one of 17 organizations registered to testify, all in favor of banning the device. Several representatives of the Judge Rotenberg Center, the only known center to still use such devices, testified in favor of approving such devices. A majority of the advisory committee appeared to agree that the risks outweigh the benefits. The next step will be for the FDA to issue a proposed rule, followed by an opportunity for public input before a final rule is published.
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