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 ...

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 ...

Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (2) OT Anthony Belton, Florida State University School (Tallahassee) (2) RJ Harvey, Edgewater (Orlando) (3) DE Ashton Gillotte ...

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named Cropsey was said to be an ax-wielding murderer who escaped from a mental institution and lurks in the tunnels below the old Willowbrook State School—a former facility for children with ...

Following national outrage after news reports exposed abusive and unsafe conditions at the Willowbrook State School in 1972, the federal law was passed to establish a system of independent ...

At age 95, Nehrbauer — who is known for her role in fighting to get the infamous Willowbrook State School for disabled children and adults shut down — received the award amid a large ...