People with ID represent approximately 2% of the population and, as a group, experience
poorer health than the general population. This article presents recent conceptualizations …

Background Recent attention to health of people with intellectual disabilities has used a
health disparities framework. Building on historical context, the paper summarizes what is …

Disparities in the health status and care experienced by people with intellectual disabilities
are increasingly being recognized. This special report presents the results of an …

Intellectual disabilities (ID) are conditions originating before the age of 18 that result in
significant limitations in intellectual functioning and conceptual, social and practical adaptive …

Even as attention is drawn to the increasing number of individuals who experience health
inequalities in the United States, little is known about the health inequalities experienced by …

Historically, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced
health disparities related to several factors including: a lack of access to high quality medical …

People with intellectual disabilities die at a younger age and have poorer health than their
non-disabled peers. This is largely avoidable and is unjust. This book uses concepts from …

Background Primary health care teams have an important part to play in addressing the
health inequalities and high levels of unmet health needs experienced by people with …

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of
social and health disadvantage. Planning effective services that meet the needs of this …

The US approach to the health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
(IDD) is fraught with paradox. The health of this population has been of longstanding …