Willowbrook

It was by Geraldo Rivera and it focused on the abuses suffered by the disabled and mentally ill at a residential facility on Long Island called Willowbrook.

Judith Acosta: And Now, More About Me: The Sorry State Of The News Media Judith Acosta 2011

It was by Geraldo Rivera and it focused on the abuses suffered by the disabled and mentally ill at a residential facility on Long Island called Willowbrook.

Judith Acosta: And Now, More About Me: The Sorry State Of The News Media Judith Acosta 2011

Many people do still do not know about abusive institutions, such as Willowbrook, which were the norm as late as the 1980′s.

What does a (disabled) feminist [poet] look like? « Gender Across Borders 2010

"Willowbrook," and completed it three years later.

The Story of Cooperstown Ralph Birdsall 1894

A: I chose to open on this end of Silverthorne because there really is no coffee or tea place on this end of the county that serves all of these residential communities such as Willowbrook, Eagles Nest, Hamilton Creek, and anyone else traveling to or through Silverthorne.

Summit Daily News - Top Stories Bizline 2009

No one who had absorbed the lessons of Willowbrook and Pennhurst would think it was a good idea to build special "Gated Communities" to house autistic adults and others with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Seth Mnookin: Autism Roundtable: Cross-Disability Solidarity, Goals for the Future, and What it Means to "Fit in" Seth Mnookin 2012

Lifestyles for Disabled is located on the grounds of the former Willowbrook State School, a scandal-plagued institution for children with mental illness that was finally closed in 1987 after decades of allegations of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, questionable medical experiments and physical and sexual abuse by staff members.

Fire Engine Hits Van, Killing One Sean Gardiner 2011

Lisboa applied instead to the Hollister Co. store in nearby Willowbrook, a suburban mall that would require a bus commute.

At Mall Of Big Dreams, Few Shoppers 2011

And without access, Willowbrook Mall in Wayne wasn't planning to open until Monday afternoon.

N.J. waters receding, but floods remain 2011

Tony Carannante's "Cars creep through flood waters on Victory Boulevard in Willowbrook, July 27, 1991" was probably a familiar sight for many.

Island Life and the Wild William Meyers 2011