Evidence indicates that the transition process to adulthood represents a critical and confusing time in the life of any person with intellectual disabilities (PWID). However, PWID often experiences adaptive functioning deficits that negatively impact an individual's ability to achieve independence. Many previous studies only focus on persons with physical disabilities and place less emphasis on the empowerment of independent living for PWID. Therefore, this systematic literature review, guided by the publication standard Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), tries to identify the factors that could affect PWID to live independently. This study selected articles using two databases: Scopus and Web of Sciences, from 2017 to 2020, resulting in a total of 607 articles. Overall, only 28 selected articles were discussed in this review after the quality appraisal process using Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). In sum, this systematic review found two main themes: individual factors and environmental factors. For individual factors, there are four subthemes: gender, cognitive ability, self-attitudes and skills. Whereas, for environmental factors, there are eight sub-themes family, community, policy, technology, economy, health, education and geographical location. Thus, this study contributes to the conceptual framework for future research involving independent living for PWID.

COVID-19 pandemic is a public health issue. From 2019 to 2022, 4.5 million people died from the COVID-19 epidemic. Consequently, COVID-19 has put a significant strain on every single creature in this world. COVID-19 has been associated with lockdown, thus resulting in lockdown related inequities towards most people in this world, with unanticipated consequences for people with disabilities. Building in this debate, this paper aimed to discuss on the impacts of COVID-19 on the physical health of People with Intellectual Disabilities. Based on the Prisma protocol, this systematic literature review examined 28 publications from Web Sources of Science and Scopus.The study identified three themes regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the physical environment of people with intellectual disabilities namely mental health, social isolation, severe health problems, socioeconomic and psychology. This study has significant implications in understanding how PWID are impacted by COVID 19 and urged that early preventative measures should be taken since People with Intellectual Disabilities are considered a vulnerable population, therefore it is crucial to ensure that their health status are sustained.