I escaped the Willowbrook State School. There, I experienced torture and abuse alongside thousands of other people with ...

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 ...

the 18 years he spent as a child and young adult at the infamous Willowbrook State School, a now-defunct Staten Island institution for people with disabilities that gained notoriety for its ...

Geraldo Rivera, award-winning journalist whose reporting helped lead to the closure of Willowbrook State School, speaks at the College of Staten Island on May 2. He is pictured with advocate ...

Explore the haunting legacy of Willowbrook State School, 50 years after Geraldo Rivera's exposé. This episode reflects on its impact, interviews survivors, and highlights progress toward a more ...

A documentary reflecting on the closure and legacy of Willowbrook State School. The New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, in partnership with the New York State Digital and ...

Fifty years ago this month, the legacy of Willowbrook State School sparked the National Disability Rights Movement. During the 1970s, journalists exposed the horrific treatment of children and ...

In 1972, ABC aired an exposé on the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which had been accused of abusing and neglecting its intellectually challenged wards. A young, hungry ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– More than fifty years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities by investigative ...