What is the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB)?
The CAB is a seven-member board that provides necessary and appropriate representation and advocacy services on an individual basis for all Willowbrook class members who do not have correspondents, as long as any class member lives, and may also act as co-representative or advocate for class members who are not non-correspondent class members. There are also local representatives who are assigned throughout the state to carry out the mission of the CAB. These local CAB representatives perform their day-to-day functions under the direction of an Executive Director and three regional Assistant Directors. The CAB was established in 1975 on consent of the parties to litigation on behalf of approximately 5,400 current and former residents of the Willowbrook Developmental Center.
