Health Literacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Cognitive Impairment

People with intellectual disability / cognitive impairment are at a health disadvantage compared to the general population and have a socially determined inequality of health opportunities. This requires appropriate health literacy. Health literacy is of great importance to these populations, yet they receive little attention in health literacy research. This interest group brings together interested people who wish to advance the understanding and strengthening of health literacy among people with intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairments. The perspective of the people affected themselves is of great importance in exploring real-life ways to promote health literacy. Therefore, a participatory approach is always included.