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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
- The Closing of Willowbrook - Disability Justice
A watershed case in the evolution of the legal rights of people with disabilities to live in dignity arose out of public awareness of the horrific conditions under which children and adults with disabilities were living at the Willowbrook State Developmental Center in New York
- Willowbrook, IL | Official Website
The Village of Willowbrook was named a 2024 Tree City USA member by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of our commitment to effective urban forest management Full Press Release
- These photos exposed the horrors of Willowbrook State School . . . - silive
Together with former Staten Island Advance reporter Jane Kurtin, Aerts in 1971 walked through the doors of Willowbrook State School and photographed shocking images of children and adults with
- Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacy
Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace was the stimulus for lasting change in the disability rights world The bravery of those advocating for its residents resulted in lasting change, still seen today
- 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
Discover the rights and entitlements for Willowbrook class members Learn the process for getting proper permission before a health care intervention or disclosing personal information Form to outline medical and contact information for health care Guidelines for Willowbrook residential notification
- Beatings, Burns and Betrayal: The Willowbrook Scandal’s Legacy
Children with developmental disabilities were held under brutal conditions at a notorious New York facility Decades later, they still face abuse and neglect The exposure of horrifying conditions
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