Publications

APRAIS Fact Sheet " A Call to United Action" (.doc)

New APRAIS Materials Help Families Fight Abuse of Children With Disabilities (.doc) 

What is APRAIS?: One page handout (.pdf)

In the Name of Treatment: A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child From the Use of Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion (.pdf)This publication was developed by APRAIS, with editorial assistance and funding support from the founding organizations. Photographs have been contributed by the families of children who have been harmed by the use of restraint, aversive interventions, and seclusion, and are used with their permission. This publication is dedicated to the memory of Matthew Goodman (1987-2002) and to all those children who continue to be abused and to die “in the name of treatment.”  

Working Together: Guide to Positive Behavior Support

Articles of interest:

P&A Special Report: The Nation's Disability Rights Network Responds to Deadly Restraint and Seclusion (.pdf)

P&A California Report: Restraint and Seclusion in California Schools: A Failing Grade and Seclusion in California Schools: A Failing Grade (.pdf)

P&A Colorado Report of an Investigation into the Improper Use of Restraint and/or Seclusion at Will Rogers Elementary School (.pdf)

TASH Resolution on Positive Behavior Supports (.doc)

What Restraints Teach by Pat Amos (.pdf)

New Considerations in the Prevention of Aversives, Restraint and Seclusion: Incorporating the Role of Relationships into an Ecological Perspective by Pat Amos (.pdf)

Eliminating Restraint, Seclusion and Aversives in our Schools: A Parent's Thoughts on Why We're Stuck and How to Move Forward by Pat Amos from Exceptional Parent Global Communications (.pdf)

A Snapshot of Six Core Strategies for the Reduction of S/R by Kevin Ann Huckshorn for the National Technical Assistance Center: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (.pdf)

State Policies Concerning the Use of Seclusion Timeouts in Schools by Joseph B. Ryan, Reece L. Peterson & Michael Rozalski (.pdf)

Physical Restrain in School by Joseph B. Ryan & Reece L. Peterson (.pdf)

Reducing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in a Day Program by Joseph B. Ryan, Reece L. Peterson, George Tetreault & Emily van der Hagen (.pdf)

Using Time-out Effectively in the Classroom by Joseph B. Ryan, Sharon Sanders, Antonis Katsiyannis & Mitchell I. Yell (.pdf)

Against Pain As A Tool In Professional Work On People With Severe Disabilities by John O'Brien (.pdf)

1999 Testimony before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate: Extent of Risk From Improper Restraint or Seclusion Is Unknown (.pdf)

Position Papers on the use of restraint, aversive interventions, and seclusion:

The Arc of the United States (.pdf)

TASH, Equal Opportunities and Inclusion for People with Disabilities since 1975 (.pdf)

The Autism National Committee (.pdf)

COPAA: Declaration of Principles - Opposition of the Use of Restraints, Seclusion and Other Aversive Intervention upon Children with Disabilities (.pdf)