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

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A building that once served as a house of horrors for the developmentally disabled could soon be transformed into a national symbol of progress and inclusivity. On Wednesday ...

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 ...

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 on the ground floor of suburban high school girls flag football, Willowbrook co-head coaches Rachel Karos and Nick ...

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 ...

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 ...