The proposed GOP budget cuts would devastate the Medicaid system, reducing funding for services that support disabled ...

Discover the 50-year journey from Willowbrook to inclusivity. In this exclusive interview with Vicky Hiffa, Executive Director of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, we delve into the ...

Explore Willowbrook's dark legacy and its impact 50 ... PROTECT THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR DISABILITY SERVICES. WHEN WILLOWBROOK WAS FIRST OPENED IN THE ... IN JUST AN APARTMENT OR A HOUSE.

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 ...

The New York State 2024-25 fiscal year budget fails to change this. In fact, it effectively gives DSPs a pay cut. Despite being the backbone of the developmental disability care economy, many DSPs ...

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 ...

More than 500 former residents, relatives, people with disabilities, advocates, officials and others marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of a document that led to the closure of the ...

Disability rights activist Ann Nehrbauer received the Lifetime Advocate Award Wednesday from The Arc Westchester Foundation at the organization’s 18 th annual “Matter of Taste” gala.