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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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“I don’t have to worry about my brother being locked away this Christmas”
Elliot spent four and a half years detained inside a mental health hospital simply for having autism and a learning disability. Now, his sister Beckii is looking forward to her brother’s first Christmas in his own home.
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Call The Midwife: interview with Colin Young
Here Colin talks about being an actor with Cerebral Palsy.
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Busting myths to break down barriers
Busting myths to break down barriers
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People with a learning disability and/or autism restrained over 100,000 times – equivalent to once every 12 minutes – in modern-day asylums
10 years on from a major hospital abuse scandal, families of the survivors and charities say it’s ‘highly likely abuse is still happening in these institutions today.’
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Mencap ‘Myth Busters’ smash preconceptions about learning disability with Guinness World Records attempts
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Raising the curtain on careers
Employment co-trainer Natalie Duo continues her series of interviews with employers giving people with a learning disability the chance to work. This time, we find out how theatre group Delfont Mackintosh are breaking down barriers.
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