Laws and rights

People with a learning disability have rights that should be upheld and protected.

Consent

People with a learning disability aged 18 or over have the same legal rights and freedoms as anyone else.

Protection for vulnerable adults

As a parent, you cannot be with your child all the time.

Voting

A person with a learning disability has exactly the same rights to vote as anyone else.

Get my vote campaign

Mencap's Get my vote campaign is fighting to make sure people with a learning disability continue to vote - and politicians continue to listen.