From the Publisher: The Willowbrook wars rage on 50 years later

By Victoria Schneps Posted on May 8, 2025

Five decades removed from the decree that brought to an end the horrors of the Willowbrook State School on Staten Island, and the war to ensure the rights of all developmentally disabled Americans to dignified care rages on.

Without question, we are in a far better place than we were 50 years ago when parents like me were desperate to move their children out of Willowbrook, a house of horrors where people who could not take care of themselves were left to wallow in neglect and filth.

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From the Publisher: The Willowbrook wars rage on 50 years later

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