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Editorial.

“If we are willing to acknowledge how as educators, clinicians, researchers, and system leaders, we have contributed to health inequities for the PWIDD population, then we are ready to dismantle the identified barriers to health equity. There are multiple paths forward to attaining health equity which involve policy changes, strengthening health systems, and expanding research opportunities. Each of these paths requires significant expertise in the needs of the PWIDD population. Most importantly, confronting discriminatory behaviors and biases, and providing disability education for nurses, midwives, and all health professionals are key first steps to achieving health equity for the PWIDD population” (p.271).