I am interested in a wide range of research projects concerning people with intellectual (learning) disabilities. Areas of current research interest include examining and working to reduce the health and social inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities and evaluating innovations in social policy and practice such as self-directed support and short breaks for families with a disabled child.

Other long-standing research interests include staffing issues; ethnicity and religion; psychosocial interventions; personal budgets; and outcome measurement.

View the Abstract of the NIN and Chris Hatton: Charter for Involvement – living the lives we want