Archive News

12/11/09

New Commissioner Development Programme Announced. Read more

The Older People’s Programme at NDTi has been commissioned by Atlantic Philanthropies, a limited life foundation whose aim is to bring about lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, to carry out a two year evaluation of the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) in Northern Ireland Read more

After assisting perhaps 150 organisations to develop socially inclusive practice, the NDTi has now developed a rapid review process to check out whether local policies, practices and monitoring systems are working. Contact NDTi to book a review of your service. Read more

05/08/09

NDTi have appointed five new Associate Consultants to work with us in managing and leading change around our major work programmes and themes. Welcome to Maggie Beat, John Hersov,Sara Dunn, Marc Mordey and Kay Steven.

04/08/09

The NDTi (in partnership with the University of Lancaster) has been commissioned by the Department for Children Schools and Families to carry out an evaluation of the Aiming High for Disabled Children Short Breaks Pathfinder Programme.

3/08/09

New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health - consultation. Sets out to target the root causes of mental illness and support the local development of higher quality, more personalised services. It explores the prevention of mental illness and earlier intervention when things go wrong. It also looks at how services can become more innovative and work more effectively together.

The consultation runs from 23rd July 2009 to 15th October 2009. read more

28/07/09

The Government has launched the Green Paper on Social Care - Shaping the Future of Care Together. Shaping the Future of Care Together sets out a vision for a new care and support system. read more

The consultation on the green paper will run from 14th July 2009 to 13th November 2009. read more

27/07/09

Building a Society for all Ages

The Government's Ageing strategy, published in July 2009. Building a Society for all Ages develops the Government's 2005 strategy Opportunity Age. The report can be found on the following website link, which also has a link to the consultation page where contributions can be made until Monday the 12th of October. Read more.

24/06/09

Valuing Employment Now: Real Jobs for People with Learning Disabilities

New goal to get more people with learning disabilities into work.

The Social Exclusion Task Force, in partnership with the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions, has led the publication of a cross-government Learning Disability Employment Strategy, called Valuing Employment Now: Real Jobs For People With Learning Disabilities.

The strategy sets out a vision to increase the number of real jobs for people with learning disabilities with appropriate support being provided, and close the employment gap with their employment rate and that of the disabled population as a whole.

The strategy was launched on 24 June 2009 by Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services, DH; Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People, DWP; and Angela Smith, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office. read more

22/06/09

More control for disabled people

Work and Pensions Secretary, Yvette Cooper has launched a national consultation that could change the lives of disabled people.

The ‘Right to Control’ will give disabled people greater power over how they use the funding they receive from the state. It recognises that disabled people are experts in their own lives and have the right to choice and control over their support.

Under the new scheme, disabled people will be able to choose who delivers their services and how they receive them. They can have as much or as little control as they wish and can spend money on whatever helps them to live with greater independence and freedom.

Right to Control is a major part of the Government’s vision to achieve equality for disabled people by 2025.

For more information about the consultation, visit the Office for Disability Issues website, or call 020 7449 5093.

United Nations Convention

DSO 5 focuses on improving choices and opportunities for disabled people by removing barriers to equality and promoting their economic and social participation, measured by:

Narrowing further the gap between overall employment rate and the employment rate of disabled people;
Improving disabled people’s perceptions of their choice and control; and

Improving access to goods and services for disabled people.

For further information, please visit the ODI and DWP websites.

13/06/09

Dame Philippa Russell On 13th June 2009, NDTi board member Philippa Russell MBE was made a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Philppa is also Chair of the Government's Standing Commission on Carers.

Also honoured was Anne Macfarlane MBE. Anne was awarded an OBE for services to disabled people and is an Associate Consultant with NDTi.

05/05/09

Counsel and Care VotingAge Manifesto

VotingAge has produced this older people's Manifesto to present to the three main political parties in the lead up to the next general election. The Older People's Programme facilitated the workshops with older people to help develop this manifesto for Counsel and Care.

01/05/09

Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system