People with profound autism shouldn't be punished for their inability to communicate

As reported by wbur.org · Updated 21 Sept, 10:34

As the Massachusetts Legislature moves an important healthcare worker protection bill into a conference committee, they "are on the precipice of committing a grave injustice against our state's most vulnerable citizens," write Susan Senator and Maura Sullivan. "By extending the scope of criminal assault provisions to residential group homes, the legislature risks criminalizing disability itself."

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• People with profound autism shouldn't be punished for their inability to communicatewbur.org · 21 Sept, 10:34