Four Day Silent Vigil Begins
Advocates for disabled at Ladd Center
Updated: Monday, 01 Jun 2009, 5:49 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 31 May 2009, 4:21 PM EDT
EXETER, RI (WPRI) - Advocates for the developmentally disabled are holding a four-day vigil at the marker of the original "Rhode Island Home for the Feeble-Minded."
The building in Exeter, that became known as the Ladd Center, was ordered closed after an investigation into poor conditions there the late 1970s.
The vigil is designed to honor all of those who were housed
there during the Ladd Center's 75-year history. It will be followed
by a rally at the Rhode Island State House on Wednesday in support
of programs for the disabled.
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