Latest projects

Employment is Everyone’s Business is a project delivered by NDTi with BASE (British Associate for Supported Employment) and funded through the Department for Education’s (DfE) grant programme.

Reasonably Adjusted? published in 2012, describes the reasonable adjustments mental health services were putting in place for people with learning disabilities and people with autism. There were pockets of imaginative and positive practice by local services – but little sharing or copying of good ideas.

The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is) a freely available outcomes-based tool to help commissioners, providers, people with learning disabilities and their families understand the impact and effectiveness of health and social care services....

The Winterbourne scandal has yet again focused attention on services for people who have behaviours that challenge services. For the NDTi, this has been an area of special interest over many years.

NDTi has substantial experience and a proven track record of specialist experience in independent strategic review, research, policy development, evaluation and change support. We work alongside stakeholders including people who use services to deliver real, long term improvements for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems of all ages

“Without NDTi we wouldn't have had this Autism Strategy” – Autism service user representative, Lincolnshire. NDTi worked with colleagues across social care, health, education and the non-statutory sector to develop an all-ages Autism Strategy for Lincolnshire.

Recent national policy and guidance promises to transform the lives of people living with autism and autistic spectrum disorders.

Adult social care is facing significant challenges with the likelihood of increased demand and expectation at a time of financial pressures, savings targets and reduced capacity in many areas.

This project, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, looks to ensure the voices of disabled and older people and their families are heard. It facilitated a better understanding of advocacy, co-production in mental health and...

The NDTi were commissioned by the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme (WVJIP) to run a series of workshops across the country to support local areas to reduce the number of people in in-patient units, and...