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My younger brother Fred, labeled as intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD), was sent in 1956 to the Willowbrook State School, where he resided for 16 years. Had that infamous institution never been shut down, Fred would not be the person he is today: writing poetry, curiously asking how radio waves come out of speakers, and understanding that his vote counts.