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70 charities back letter urging the Government to re-assess cuts to Employment and Support Allowance ahead of House of Commons vote
MPs will debate the £30-a-week cut to the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and equivalent in Universal Credit
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New research highlights how public attitudes contribute to just 5.8% of people with a learning disability in paid work
Mencap announce call for employers to consider candidates with a learning disability; following the recent DWP Green Paper’s failure to set any meaningful milestones to meet the governments manifesto promise of halving the disability employment gap
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Mencap response to Green Paper on Work, Health and Disability – risks undermining security of sick and disabled people
Our response to The Department for Work and Pensions' Green Paper on Work, Health and Disability
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Mencap Northern Ireland launches new awareness campaign to change attitudes to learning disability
Mencap Northern Ireland launches new awareness campaign 'Here I Am'
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First in-depth research on public attitudes towards learning disability for 30 years’ reveals confusion, support yet small group of negative attitudes
Mencap today launches a new awareness campaign, Here I Am, backed up by an initial release of the first in-depth survey of public attitudes towards learning disability for over 30 years run by Mencap and Ipsos MORI, alongside a new campaign video
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Charities renew pressure to move people with a learning disability out of inpatient units, five years on from Winterbourne View scandal
Mencap, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and the National Autistic Society release ‘Making it Happen’ guide for campaigners
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GB Athletes with a learning disability win 12 medals at Paralympics despite being restricted to 9 events
Just 3 out of 23 sports open to athletes with a learning disability – Mencap petition calls for more events to be opened up
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Government proposals on supported housing risks housing crisis for people with a learning disability – Mencap response
The Department for Work and Pensions have published a review into the future of the supported housing sector
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Paralympics exclude people with a learning disability from over three quarters of sports – Mencap petition
Mencap calls on International Paralympic Committee to increase opportunities for athletes with a learning disability to compete in elite sport
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Mencap warns lack of support for children with a learning disability and families this summer holiday
Four out of five parents who have a child with a learning disability struggle to access services over the school summer holidays
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Coalition of charities call on Government to end ‘shadow of uncertainty’ around supported housing that could risk disabled people losing their homes
40% of supported housing schemes at risk of closure and 80% future developments stopped
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New PM must address discrimination and cuts to support faced by people with a learning disability – Mencap response to new PM
With a new Prime Minister in office, the learning disability charity Mencap and people with a learning disability urge Theresa May to place the rights of people with a learning disability higher on the political agenda than ever before.
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