An investigation published on Friday has found that many adults with developmental disabilities living in New York facilities have been subjected to routine abuse and neglect for decades: “As much as things have changed, they don’t change”
Willowbrook State School. Photo: Bill Pierce/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images A New York Times investigation published on Friday has found that many adults with developmental disabilities living in New York facilities have been subjected to routine abuse and neglect for decades.
But New York has seemingly failed on that promise, as many former Willowbrook residents have reportedly continued to suffer abuse in their new facilities. According to internal state data obtained by the Times, in 2019 alone, there were 97 reports of physical abuse, 34 allegations of psychological abuse, and hundreds of more reports of other forms of mistreatment of Willowbrook alumni.
In 2014, the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs launched an investigation into Union Avenue after receiving a complaint about the facility’s abusive conditions. The agency found that 13 employees had been accused of mistreating residents, and five instances of alleged abuse involved former Willowbrook residents, including Migdalia.
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