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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People

Author
WGBH Educational Foundation
Published
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_154_96927da1-02e9-46a2-8e1d-e2cafeca7677&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F154%2Ffeed-rss.xml

Today: 

A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.

GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. 

And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration.

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