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Stuck at home
 
22 May 2012
Freedom of information request exposes reality of day service cuts
Receiving the Co-operative cheque
 
18 May 2012
Mencap and ENABLE Scotland have been recognised for their charity partnership with The Co-operative Group
Mission to Lars
 
17 May 2012
New documentary film follows Tom Spicer’s quest to meet Metallica drummer
nurse and woman with a learning disability
 
16 May 2012
Mencap is concerned that progress that has been made in healthcare may be undone by cuts to services
Boy at school
 
15 May 2012
Campaigners warn the narrow focus on children with SEN statements will exclude many disabled children
 
11 May 2012
Tickets are now available for We Dance – a festival of dance being run by Mencap, to involve people with a learning disability in the Cultural Olympiad
Person with PMLD and their carer
 
9 May 2012
Mencap welcomes draft social care bill but has “serious concerns” about the government’s commitment to addressing social care crisis
Girl and supporter in shoe shop
 
2 May 2012
Mencap is running personalisation events in Bolton, Staffordshire and Bath, to give people more information about personal budgets
 
25 April 2012
“This is not just good practice – it’s the law.” A new tool highlights legal requirements to involve families in best interest decisions of their loved ones
Mencap runner at the London Marathon
 
23 April 2012
Runners race around London to raise money for Mencap