Time to increase the involvement of persons with intellectual disability in palliative care and research

Commentary on: Voss H, Vogel A, Wagemans AMA, et al . Advance care planning in the palliative phase of people with intellectual disabilities: analysis of medical files and interviews. J Intellect Disabil Res . 2019;63:1262–72. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are living longer resulting in more age-related conditions and prolonged ill-health1 and an increased need for palliative care. The palliative care needs …