Comic actor, father and passionate campaigner for people with a learning disability: Lord Brian Rix was an extraordinary man. When his daughter was born with Down’s syndrome in 1951, doctors advised him to ‘put her away in a home and forget about her’.
Instead, Brian Rix began a 60-year fight to create a world where people with a learning disability had the opportunity to learn, work and live life the way they chose.
Help us create a better future
Brian Rix was at the heart of the Mencap movement and played a central role in many landmark moments for people with a learning disability, both as a campaigner and from within Parliament.
However, despite all Lord Rix achieved, people with a learning disability of all ages still face fundamental challenges, including terrible isolation and loneliness, hate crime and poorer healthcare.
But he proved we can all change the future. By leaving a gift to Mencap in your Will you can too. Click on the link to order your free guide, and find out how a gift in your Will can create a better future for people with a learning disability
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How your gift helps
Gifts in Wills fund over half of all our work at Mencap. They allow us to be there for people with a learning disability and their families through every stage of their lives – from supporting parents at the point of diagnosis and ensuring children get the right early years support, to helping people with a learning disability live with independence, freedom and dignity in their later years. Without gifts in Wills, we simply couldn’t offer as many people with a learning disability this vital support.
Of course, the things Lord Rix achieved in his lifetime were extraordinary. But, by leaving a gift to Mencap in your Will, you too can make a real and lasting difference to people with a learning disability and their families.
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We know that leaving a gift in your Will is something you’ll want to think about very carefully.
If you have any questions or need any help, please don’t hesitate to call Natalie Joyce, Mencap’s Legacies Manager, in confidence on 0207 696 6915 or email: natalie.joyce@mencap.org.uk.
The people your gift helps
A gift in your Will can make a real and lasting difference for the 1.4m people in the UK with a learning disability and their families. Read more about what this vital support has meant to real families.
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Lord Brian Rix remembered
Lord Rix fought tirelessly to improve the lives of people with a learning disability. He made huge progress during his lifetime. He raised funds, changed laws and campaigned passionately for equality and opportunity.
Read more about Lord Rix’s extraordinary achievements for people with a learning disability and their families.
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Click on the link to order your free guide to leaving a gift in your Will to Mencap, and find out how your gift can create a better future for people with a learning disability.
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