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- Willowbrook State School - Wikipedia
Willowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City, which operated from 1947 until 1987 The school was designed for 4,000, but by 1965 it had a population of 6,000
- Willowbrook, IL | Official Website
The Village of Willowbrook is pleased to announce that it was selected as a grant recipient for the 2024 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) award program on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- The Closing of Willowbrook - Disability Justice
Willowbrook was a complex of buildings on Staten Island housing children and adults with developmental disabilities At its highest population, in 1969, 6,200 residents were living in buildings meant to house 4,000
- These photos exposed the horrors of Willowbrook State School . . . - silive
This story is part of a series about Willowbrook State School, which became a national symbol of the cruel warehousing of developmentally disabled children and adults during the 20th Century
- Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacy
Following the failed attempts to expose the horrors at this facility by journalists and staff, investigative reporter Geraldo Rivera released the monumental firsthand investigation and exposé Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace in 1972, catching the public’s attention internationally
- What’s Left of Abandoned Willowbrook State School Now on Staten Island
One of the most horrifying pieces of history in New York City can be found near the very center of the Staten Island Greenbelt It was here that one of the most notorious institutions in the world
- Willowbrook - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
It all came to a head in 1972, when television journalist Geraldo Rivera exposed the stories of neglect and abuse occurring behind the doors of Willowbrook for all of the nation and world to watch in horror
- The Story That Revealed Willowbrooks Horrors - PBS
We revisit Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 investigation of Staten Island’s Willowbrook school
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