We work with adults with intellectual disability (ID) as equal partners to ask questions, find answers, and share our findings (products). Community-engaged research is meant to help communities.

People with ID are often left out of health research. People of color are also left out of health research. This is a problem because it means we cannot learn about them or improve their health. We want to include adults with intellectual disability in our research, especially those who are Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino.

What do YOU think the RRTC Project should focus on relating to the health and well-being of individuals with intellectual disability?

Taylor Richardson, a member of the Disability Experience Expert Panel (DEEP), speaks on the need to include groups that are often left out of health research.

Co-Investigator Derrick Willis speaks on why listening to different groups in health research matters.

Eduardo Ortiz, a member of the Research Experience Expert Panel (REEP), speaks on the need to include people of color in health research.