Ageing and increased longevity in people with intellectual disabilities

Annotation

This ebook of Quality in Ageing and Older Adults will be of interest to researchers and professionals interested in the views of older people with intellectual disabilities, and the development of public policy and services to meet the needs of aspirations of this population. The peer-reviewed manuscripts in this special edition of Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, representing international scholarship on ageing and increased longevity, highlight the value and specifically-important life experiences of older people with intellectual disabilities; environment influences on dementia and intellectual disability; age-friendly communities for older person with intellectual disabilities; and ageing carers. All of these provide timely directions for policy makers seeking to inclusively address the needs of older people with intellectual disabilities and those working with them.