The Mencap Manifesto: Easy Reads
An Easy Read summary of the Mencap Manifesto
What is a manifesto?
A manifesto a plan that tells people about your ideas and aims.
A manifesto is usually made before an election by each political party, but organisations can make them too.
The Mencap Manifesto sets out our aims and ideas about:
- Social Care
Social Care is the services that give care and support to people who need it.
- Homes not Hospitals
Homes not Hospitals is the name of our
campaign
A campaign is when people work together to try to change something.
to stop people 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.
getting stuck in hospitals.
- Healthcare
Healthcare means the care you get from people like your doctor, dentist, care worker or when you go into hospital.
-
Employment
Employment means having a job.
Employment is when you get a job. It can be paid or unpaid work.
- Cost of living
The Cost of living means the price of things that people need to be able to live a healthy life like gas, electricity, water and food.
- Bullying
Bullying is when someone hurts you or upsets you. Bullying can be hitting you or saying nasty things to you.
This
Easy Read
Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing.
is a summary of the Mencap Manifesto.
This Easy Read was first published in February 2024.