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Willowbrook: the Last Great Disgrace - preview

This is a preview of a 28-minute documentary made in 1972 by Executive Producer, Albert T. Primo and correspondent Geraldo Rivera. Focusing on an institution located in Staten Island, NY, this f...  
 
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bkchrome (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Wow! I personally recognized at least three clients in this video who I took care of when I was a Therapy Aide in Brooklyn.
CaptJBean (1 week ago) Show Hide
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My husband was the audio guy on this documentary. He said the first thing you noticed was the terrible stench of urine and feces.
NotARoman1 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I work in a state facility, called an IRA, individual residential alternative. A home where 12 individuals live. I love them all, and consider it a privelege to care for them. If you take the time to get to know them, whether they can talk or not, they communicate in so many other ways. the system still needs changes, however.
poppa108 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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sad ):
namidaame (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Anyone who works for the agencies created after Willowbrook all watch the full video during orientation. It's comforting to know that I work in a residential facility that is more of a home than an "institution". Improvement thanks to hard work.
ROSA6429 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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sad, it is not right.
Kglover485 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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hey uh my mom told me about this place and how rivera did news on it well she told me he did undercover reporting and was chased away when he was discoverd is that true or was that from something else geraldo did?
donaghec (3 months ago) Show Hide
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I'm glad we're doing better nowadays. It breaks my heart to think about ANYONE being treated this bad.
kissdisbiitch (3 months ago) Show Hide
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i can't believe this is what my school (college of staten island) used to be !
STFFestival (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Unfortunately it does still go on. View Forgotten People , another film listed under STFFestival.

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