The Best Practices Resource Guide for Providers Serving People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is a professionally designed, easy to use digital toolkit created for community health center teams. It provides ready to implement communication frameworks, sensory friendly considerations, plain language tools, de escalation strategies, and quick reference job aids to reduce communication barriers, strengthen patient trust, and enhance inclusive care delivery across clinical and front line settings.
This resource was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.