We're Mencap
We’re passionate about changing the UK for everyone with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
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We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
People with a learning disability are members of our leadership teams. We make sure the voices, ideas and experiences of people with a learning disability shape our decisions and strategies. Find out more about our leadership teams on these links.
Leadership
Mencap's proud history
It all began in 1946 when Judy Fryd, a mother of a child with a learning disability, formed 'The National Association of Parents of Backward Children' - which later became Mencap.
