Full Episode: The Legacy of Willowbrook State School
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Full Episode: The Legacy of Willowbrook
On This Week's Edition
Catch this week's show on your local PBS member station, or watch on YouTube, Facebook, or using the free PBS app anytime after Friday. A podcast version is available wherever you normally get podcasts.
On The LATEST Edition of New York NOW:
- We dive into the legacy of Willowbrook State School andinvestigative journalist Geraldo Rivera's shocking expose on the state institute - leading to its closure
- We speak with Vicky Hiffa, executive director of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, about the documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rivera's reporting
- Maureen O'Brien of the New York State Industries for the Disables (NYSID) talks through workforce opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and state support