Pennhurst

Also known as Inside Pennhurst Asylum: Understanding Disabilities Through The Decades

“They've waited a long time to tell their story”

Segregation, abandonment, and the meaning of home are discussed by the people that lived in, worked at, and crusaded for one of the largest and oldest Intellectual and Developmental Disability Institutions in the United States. The facility, in its closing, challenged society's perception of those with intellectual disabilities and ultimately fought for better rights.