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For the first time
in history, people

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with an intellectual disability
are living well into old age.

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This success story is a result
of improved health care, better

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living conditions,
access to education,

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and community supports.

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Despite this success,
the life expectancy

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of a person with an
intellectual disability

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is nearly 20 years less than
their non-disabled peers.

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This free online course from
the Trinity Centre for Ageing

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and Intellectual Disability
at Trinity College Dublin

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will help you to
better understand

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the health assessment
needs of people

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with an intellectual disability.

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For decades, health and
health care inequalities

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among people with an
intellectual disability

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have been an issue.

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Health care
information has often

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been inappropriate
or unavailable,

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and service provision
has been fragmented,

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especially for those with
multiple and complex needs.

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Inaccessible facilities
and equipment,

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and communication
challenges, both

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in expression and
interpretation,

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continue to compromise
the health care

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experience of people with
intellectual disability.

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These challenges can increase
the person's exclusion

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from preventative screenings,
and delay regular health

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assessments, which
impacts on quality

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of life and further
marginalising people

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with an intellectual disability.

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This course offers doctors,
nurses, physiotherapists,

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dentists, pharmacists,
occupational therapists,

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and all allied health
care professional workers

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the opportunity to understand
the health assessment

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needs of older adults with
intellectual disability.

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You will explore the
similarities and differences

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in health between individuals
with an intellectual disability

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and their non-disabled
peers, and explore evidence

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that underpins why engaging
in health assessment

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is a foundational block
to building better health.

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You will gain insights into
the barriers to health care

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that people with an
intellectual disability face,

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and the communication challenges
that threaten sustained

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engagement in health care.

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Most importantly, we will share
techniques that you can adapt

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to your clinical practise,
enriching your skills

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and improving your
engagement with all patients.

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Join us on this three-week
free online course,

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and learn how to
enable and empower

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individuals with an
intellectual disability

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to be partners in health.

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