Walking Tour: CARERS

This walking tour is an introduction to the website for people who care for someone who has an intellectual disability. The articles have been selected to be relevant to as many carers as possible, and to focus mainly on practical issues. In the first a woman with an intellectual disability and her independent advocate describe their relationship and the benefits it brings to both of them. The next three articles look at ways of enabling the person with intellectual disabilities to obtain the best possible health care. The final two articles put health into a wider context, considering some of the complex social and emotional issues relating to children and older people with intellectual disabilities. Carers may also be interested in some of the articles on specific conditions and health issues to be found in the sections on syndromes, complex disability, and mental and physical health.