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We know from national data that the employment levels of people with learning disabilities, with mental health conditions and young people with SEND entering adulthood are unacceptably low. ...

Early intervention is essential with young people who are labelled as having special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) if they are to have a life of work rather than a life in services

Experience shows that employers are very willing to employ people with learning disabilities, with mental health conditions and young people with SEND.

This new report on improving care for people with dementia and learning disabilities is the 17th in a series of reports looking at reasonable adjustments in a specific service area. The aim of these reports...

A programme for specialist staff supporting people in their community....

A graphic representation of Sterre Ploeger's story of her journey into Employment.

Recently I spent the day at the Westminster Insight Conference and was struck by the number of times people referred to inclusion, in particular, the challenges that inclusion brings. But I have to ask – is it really that challenging?

As part of our work on the Erasmus project to learn about Pathways into Employment for young people with Disabilities, one of the participants, Sterre Ploeger, has contributed a graphic representation of her story.

Guest blog by parent carer Maureen, Co-Chair of The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF).

We know that many autistic people and people with a learning disability are unlikely to thrive in hospital. At NDTi, we believe that good quality community support is needed to keep people well and cared for at home. We continue to hear about people experiencing poor care and support, being subjected to abusive practice, and dying in hospitals. We believe that wider system change is needed but will take time to implement. Therefore, we will continue to support people’s views and voices to be heard by independent teams until this change takes place.