Resources from Research about work and learning disability

Mencap commissioned NDTi to conduct some research about work and learning disability in 2022.

We worked with a group of people with lived experience of a learning disability to plan, design and advise on different parts of the research.

We wanted to better understand what people with a learning disability want when it comes to work. We wanted to know why so few people with a learning disability are able to access paid work. We wanted to know what more can be done to help address the barriers to work for people with a learning disability in the UK.

The research is now complete and we are pleased to share the following resources:

• Summary 1: Work: What do people with a learning disability want?
  
• Summary 2: What stops people with a learning disability getting and keeping paid work?
• Summary 3: What can be done to support people with a learning disability to get and keep paid work?
• Full report
• Easy Read report