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What we do
Learn about Mencap's Big Plan to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.
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Why Mencap?
Given the right support, people with a learning disability can do incredible things
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In pursuit of Poland trip
I went to Poland recently to meet people from the inclusion Europe Safe Surfing project to discuss how things went
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My time at party conferences 2016
Recently I attended the party conferences for the Labour and Conservative parties
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What Jon Snow did next – watch Game of Thrones star Kit Harington, struggle to land his next big role as a Mencap ambassador
Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, has struggled to find new work in his latest audition. So desperate for the role he resorts to singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody as a last ditch attempt to sway his interview panel.
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Parents petition political leaders to bring their children with a learning disability home
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Jeremy Hunt MP takes questions from children with a learning disability as part of Mencap’s Hear My Voice Campaign
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Party leaders join forces to support learning disability issues ahead of General Election
In a unique cross-party vote of support, David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have today made a personal pledge to listen to the voices of the 1.4 million people with a learning disability in the UK ahead of the General Election in May.
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Mencap and The Challenging Behaviour Foundation respond to National Audit Office report on government progress since 2012 Winterbourne View Concordat
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report titled “Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour”.
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People with a learning disability in Norwich question Norman Lamb about local issues ahead of general election
Today, Norman Lamb, Minister of State for Care and Support and North Norfolk MP, has signed up his support for Mencap’s Hear my voice campaign.
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Need urgent change on the ground to convince people with a learning disability and their families that failure is not going to be repeated
Mencap and CBF respond to the ‘NHS England Learning Disability Census 2014’ and ‘Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities -- Next Step.
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Unique Learning Disability Exhibition launches in Swansea
An exhibition telling the stories of patients and staff of a former institution for people with a learning disability will be launched at Swansea Museum.
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