The Include Me group

We are a group of people with a learning disability who care about inclusion.

Anyone who is a part of Mencap can join the group.

Some of us are employed by Mencap, or are supported by Mencap, and some of us are connected to Mencap through local groups.

We want to make sure that the views of people with a learning disability are included in all of Mencap's work.

We are really interested in supporting Mencap to think about the Big Plan.

We meet online, once a month.

We share our ideas about the Big Plan

We advise how a Mencap projects or campaigns should look like.

We share our ideas about what is important to and for people with a learning disability.

We do this by sharing our own experience .

We also help teams at Mencap design and make information for people with a learning disability. Things like leaflets and videos.

Sometimes other organisations ask for our help to find out what people with a learning disability think.

We talk to them and give them ideas about what could work and what doesn't work.

We guide and advise these organisations but we do not do the work for them.

We gave our ideas on how to support people with complex disabilities to be part of Mencap's Big Plan.

We also helped with the Big Plan easy read .

We supported Mencap's Campaign team to create their Treat me Well campaign.

We made a video about safeguarding to help people with a learning disability.

If you would like to learn more about the Include Me group at Mencap please email catherine.collis@mencap.org.uk