The tragedies uncovered at Willowbrook State School helped bring visibility to the types of horrors that can be inflicted upon vulnerable people when the the authority of institutions goes unchecked. The Protection & Advocacy system was forged out of this type of exposure and while many things have changed since Willowbrook, the P&A system is just as necessary now as it was then. So when I started this series focused on learning more about Protection & Advocacy organizations it seemed fitting to talk to the people doing this type of work in the state where, in many ways, it all started.

In this conversation I talk with Tim Clune and Jennifer Monthie from Disability Rights New York about the work they do, the legacy of the P&A system, and why it's important that this work continues.

Disability Rights New York: https://www.drny.org/