Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), who comprise 1–3% of the population, suffer from healthcare disparities so great that the American Medical Association has recommended that they be designated as a Medically reasons for these disparities have been posited and have been the subject of two surgeon general reports,[10,11] one key issue stands out as an important barrier to health equity: multiple surveys have shown that over 90% of healthcare practitioners feel that they do not have the proper knowledge to treat patients with IDD.[12–14