Better healthcare and support can prevent people with learning disabilities dying too soon.
However, currently only 4 in 10 people with a learning disability reach their 65th birthday.
Help call on the government to make a plan of action: tinyurl.com/2ehzec26
#LearningDisabilityWeek
Happy #NationalSiblingsDay2026! We are celebrating siblings who have grown up with a disabled or neurodivergent brother or sister. Join the conversation and tell us your #ItsaSiblingThing
www.sibs.org.uk/nsd
Urgent webinar for advocates – have you registered?
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling could reshape rights and safeguards in care.
Join Gail Petty, Kate Mercer, Demi Houghton and Oliver Lewis on Thu 11 June, 9:30am to unpack what this means.
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Just over a week left to apply for this great programme coordinator role within our Community Led Support team.
If you're super organised and have a working knowledge of project management in public services or the voluntary sector, we'd love to hear from you.
www.ndti.org.uk/vacancies/pr...
Many organisations are trying to move away from building-based day services, but keep slipping back. We call it the cycle of fragile progress.
With commissioning shifting to outcomes, how do you make change stick?
www.ndti.org.uk/learn-with-u...
#SocialCare
#ServiceTransformation
#Community
We’ve published our response to the Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty.
This risks weakening vital safeguards at a time when people and families already face huge challenges.
We’re calling for stronger rights, not less.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/a-s...
#HumanRights #SocialCare #Advocacy
Join us for two lively days of free webinars focusing on communities and preventative, rights-based care and support. Community Led Support spring festival, 13-14 May. Anyone can attend. www.ndti.org.uk/resource/cls...
We’ve revisited our 2023 blog on homelessness and neurodiversity because there’s an important update. The full research report and a peer-reviewed journal article are now available.
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#Neurodiversity #Homelessness #Inclusion #Research
#CarersWeek Supporting carers is key to person-centred care. We’re resharing 'Top tips for NHS staff' which the Older People’s Sounding Board we host for NHS England put together with the Youth Forum.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/dif...
This year, Advocacy Awareness Week 2026 will take place 23–27 November. As we begin planning for #AAW26, we're taking time to reflect on last year. Join our first #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek online planning session, 19 May 2026, 12:00 13:00, to share your feedback www.ndti.org.uk/resource/adv...
Join us on 11 June for the free webinar for advocates to unpick the Supreme Court ruling.
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Learning Disability England’s National Policy Leads Network have been talking about the health inequalities people face. They have been thinking about what the changed to NHSE and the new 10 year pl...
