Problem Awareness 2017 has been described as a “moment” with respect to the exposure of sexual abuse, most typically perpetrated by men against women. The stories that have been told have mainly been about powerful men (i.e., men with money, fame, or prestige) having used their power to coerce sexual favors or commit acts of violent rape. While many of the examples with which we in the U.S. have become familiar have involved politicians and people in the entertainment business, a much larger, by proportion (some estimates at 7 times the national average), segment of society has also suffered sexual abuse, but has not received much attention during this period of outing sexual abusers. People with intellectual disabilities have fallen prey to sexual abusers at an alarming rate. Sexual Assault Rates Among People With Intellectual Disabilities, 2011-2015 The rate of rape and sexual assault against people with intellectual disabilities is more than seven times the ...