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Participation, the Changemakers way
Guest blogger
18 April 2013
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Mencap and the Making Ourselves Heard network held an event at the Royal Society of Arts to celebrate the Changemakers project and launch best practice guides on participation with young people with disabilities...
News
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Why aren't there more people with a disability in the media?
Ciara Evans
17 May 2011
Mencap today released the results of a survey that says that 52 per cent of the British population are unable to name a high profile person with a disability that they have seen in the media, and that 99 per cent of people were unable to correctly name someone with a learning disability.
News, Our View
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Mencap secure future of Learning Disability research projects
Patrick Olszowski
7 March 2011
After 6 months of behind the scenes lobbying by Mencap and many others, we are delighted to report that two key Department of Health funded research projects are to be continued for another two years.
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Mencap’s Big Cuts event
Rossanna Trudgian
3 February 2011
There is something comforting when you find out that you are not the only one fighting cuts.
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What does the new health bill mean for people with a learning disability?
Patrick Olszowski
1 February 2011
Last week the Department of Health introduced their largest ever piece of health legislation with the arrival of the Health and Social Care bill.
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Frankly not funny
Jenny Brannan
9 December 2010
News, Our View
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Mencap and learning disability on the agenda at Westminster
Peter Hand
10 November 2010
News
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The spending review in the press
Jenny Brannan
27 October 2010
News
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These cuts will affect every one of us
Mark Goldring
22 October 2010
News
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