Shain Neumeier
American lawyer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shain A. Mahaffey Neumeier[1] (born 1987) is an American autistic and nonbinary transgender attorney.[2] Neumeier advocates against coercive and forced treatment, including advocacy to close the Judge Rotenberg Center, an institution for people with developmental disabilities.[2][3] They are also an activist for autism rights, disability rights, and other associated causes.
Shain Neumeier | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of arts, Smith College, 2009 Juris doctor, Suffolk University Law School, 2012 |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, activist |
| Known for | Disability, youth, and transgender rights activism |
| Partner | Lydia Brown |
| Father | Ed Neumeier |
| Awards | Leadership in Advocacy Award, Association of University Centers on Disabilities; Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award, Massachusetts Bar Association |
| Honors | Phi Delta Phi |
Personal life
Neumeier has multiple disabilities including post-traumatic stress disorder, cleft lip and palate and ectodermal dysplasia.[4][5][6]
Education and career
Neumeier studied at Smith College and Suffolk University Law School and later worked on youth rights policy issues for CAFETY.[7] As an attorney, they are in solo practice in Massachusetts. Their law practice represents people facing petitions for involuntary commitment.[8]
Activism and writing
Neumeier advocates against coercive and forced treatment, and has called for the closure of the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), an institution which uses electric skin shock aversion therapy on people with developmental disabilities.[2][3] Neumeier also testified before the United Nations special rapporteur on torture about the JRC.[9]
In Marquis Who's Who featured Neumeier in their 2021 October Maker's List.[10]
Neumeier's essay Back into the Fires that Forged Us appeared in the 2018 book Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People (ISBN 9780463255704). Their essay addressed how disability activism has been criminalized in the United States.[11]
Selected publications
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