The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) articulates the rights of people with disabilities and mandates member countries to respect, protect, and uphold these rights. Founded on a social model of disability, these rights are intended to foster inclusion and a sense of belonging in society. This entry provides an overview of the CRPD and discusses and summarizes several implications of the CRPD on practice, research, and policy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It will examine the challenges to rights implementation and discuss ways in which these rights can be enabled more effectively. It is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the CRPD or to cover every CRPD Article in the international context. A synthesis of key issues that continue to pose challenges to the rights of people with IDD is discussed under several Articles of the CRPD. Some of the Articles discussed include Article 12: Equal recognition before the law; Article 15: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; Article 16: Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse; Article 17: Protecting the integrity of the person; and Article 29: Participation in political and public life. An exploration and discussion of the barriers and enablers for practitioners and researchers are highlighted and summarized in the context of the Articles of the CRPD, as well as how practice and research can shape public policy so that it can be better aligned with the CRPD. Finally, this entry highlights the need for a paradigm shift in research, practice, and policy thinking by mandating legislation to give full effect to the CRPD with the active participation of people with IDD and bringing the wider community along to achieve this goal.