News (Learning Disabilities)

Supporting Your Child Through Safe and Structured Supported Internships.

NDTi are working with Bristol City Council to write a Learning Disability and Autism Needs assessment report.

We’re looking for participants to take part in a piece of research. You should be aged 40+ and have a learning disability and/or be LGBT+.

Our advocacy review spurs work to create a new set of tools and resources. Join our focus groups to input.

Advocacy lead, Gail Petty, writes about the findings from a major new research report which reviews advocacy for people with learning disabilities and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health settings.

Harry Georgiou, youth advisory and coproduction assistant at DFN Project SEARCH, recently teamed up with NDTi's Thomas Henley to create a film which captures young people's experiences of work.

We’d love to hear more about the fantastic work you’re doing to enable people with learning disabilities to find and stay in paid employment.

Different languages, different histories, different cultures but all with the same challenges! Nic Crosby, Small Supports Programme Lead, reflects and compares some of the challenges across different countries.

Expert by experience and NDTi Associate, Rachel Turner, describes how she got involved in a piece of research on training hospital staff and some of the things that stood out to her.

Blog created for Learning Disability Week 2023.