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

2025/6/11
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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.