Helping young people reach their goals.
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Features
Have your say on our selection of featured Viewpoint articles.
Welfare reform
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 contains changes to benefits that will affect many people with a learning disability
Finding a long-lost relative
After a chance discovery in a box of old letters, Jo Faulkner got in touch with a relative with a learning disability who had been hidden away since childhood
Focusing on education in Europe
Self-advocate James Martin recently represented Northern Ireland at a European Parliament hearing on inclusive education
Accessible transport
Accessible transport is vital for people with a learning disability to live independently. Getting out and about can be difficult, but there are examples of good practice
Museum of learning disability
The first museum of learning disability has opened in the grounds of a former learning disability hospital
Older voices
Mencap Cymru’s Older Voices project is helping older people with a learning disability to fight for their rights.
Technology
Using technology to support people with a learning disability has traditionally involved expensive pieces of specialist equipment. But advances in consumer technology are changing that.
Holiday childcare
A new report has revealed that many disabled children are denied access to childcare over the summer holidays.
Inspire Me
The Inspire Me project is helping young people with a learning disability through the difficult transition to adulthood.
Family carers
To coincide with this year’s Parents’ Week, we hear about the highs and lows of everyday life from four parents of people with a learning disability
An EastEnd dream
Elliot Rosen always wanted to be in EastEnders – now his dream has come true, as he joins the cast of the soap for two episodes.
The national forums
Funding cuts are having an impact on forums designed to give a voice to people with a learning disability and their families. Adaptation is the key to their survival.
Disability hate crime
For many people with a learning disability, harassment and abuse are part of everyday life. During June’s Learning Disability Week, Mencap launched the ‘Stand by me’ campaign to raise awareness of hate crime and put a stop to it.
Winterbourne View
The BBC’s Panorama programme exposed systematic abuse of people with a learning disability at Winterbourne View residential hospital. But what are the next steps?
