Institutional Neglect

Item

Title

en Institutional Neglect

Description

en An audio clip of site visitors discussing the dirty state of resident bathrooms at the HRC, that HRC doctors and teachers lived in apartments on each floor, the presence of an assault room and the use of isolation tactics, and bars on windows. One former resident describes stealing candy from an HRC teacher while a former HRC staff member reports that a single doctor was responsible for the care of 20 HRC residents. Another site visitor noted the HRC population being 2600 in 1960.

Date

en 2014-10-18

Date Created (Sorting Date, YYYY-MM-DD)

2014-10-18

Coverage (Location)

en Huronia Regional Centre

depicts (People Featured)

en Harold Dougall
en Alex Tigchelaar
en survivors
en site visitors

Contributor (People Contributing)

en Alex Tigchelaar

Subject

en survivor experiences
en Site Visit
en teachers
en dorms
en lighting
en roof repair
en isolation
en assault room

Access Rights

en This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Type

dctype:Sound

Format

audio/x-wav

Extent

148.4 MB
00:14:42