Willowbrook on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Consent Judgment

Willowbrook Mile

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2022

1. Consent Judgment Marker

Inscription. The 1975 Consent Judgement ordered that Willowbrook residents must receive adequate clinical and educational services. This set in motion the eventual closure of Willowbrook in 1987 and began the development of community-based services. It mandated a reduction from 6,000 to 250 residents by 1981. The Consent Judgement was revolutionary. It can be linked to the placement of persons with developmental disabilities in community residences, the growth of voluntary agencies, the expansion of special education and day programs, and the training of direct-care workers, therapists, teachers, and administrators. Along with the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the Consent Judgement helped lead to later key legal protections, including the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Erected 2022 by College of Staten Island, City University of New York. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the New York, Staten Island, Willowbrook Mile series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.

Location. 40° 35.958′ N,

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74° 8.933′ W. Marker is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Willowbrook. It can be reached from Loop Road north of D Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island NY 10314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Promise Fulfilled (a few steps from this marker); Willowbrook Archives (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Halloran Hospital (about 500 feet away); Isolation to Inclusion (about 600 feet away); Building 19 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Exposing Conditions at Willowbrook (approx. 0.2 miles away); Connelly Center (approx.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2022

2. Consent Judgment Marker

¼ mile away); Building 29 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

Other markers no longer nearby. Willowbrook Hepatitis Study (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Gouvernor State School (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Consent Judgment. The grounds of the notorious Willowbrook State School are now home to the College of Staten Island campus of CUNY.

Also see . . .
1. Willowbrook State School. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. College of Staten Island/CUNY. Website homepage (Submitted on February 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.