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People with a learning disability’s passion for politics thwarted by system that excludes them
In a new survey published today, Mencap reveals that people with a learning disability have a political appetite and want to vote, but many are excluded from the process and aren’t able to exercise their democratic right.
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Mencap and the Electoral Commission call on political parties to produce easy read manifestos to give equal access to the 1 million voters with a learning disability this General Election
With political parties gearing up to campaign for a General Election on 12 December, the UK’s leading learning disability charity Mencap and the Electoral Commission have produced an easy read guide to voting
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Mencap welcomes Government report on making elections more accessible
Mencap welcomes Government report on making elections more accessible
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New Chair of Trustees appointed at Mencap
Mencap has today, 4 August 2014, appointed Derek Lewis as the charity’s Chair of Trustees. Mencap delivers high quality, specialist services and campaigns to improve the lives of the 1.4 million people with a learning disability in the UK, their families
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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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Ahead of key vote in House of Lords over 30 national charities and Peers sign Open Letter to call on Government to stop £30-a-week cut to Employment and Support Allowance
Ahead of a key debate this week in the House of Lords over 30 national charities, members of the Disability Benefits Consortium, and Peers have signed an open letter (below)
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1 million voters with a learning disability risk being overlooked if political parties fail to produce accessible Manifestos
Campaign launched urging parties to produce ‘Easy Read’ Manifestos at same time as main version
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The Mencap Pension Plan
The Mencap Pension Plan (“the Plan”) is a hybrid scheme with a defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) sections.
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Unfit disability benefits process shows poor signs of improvement
The Department for Work and Pensions has today published its official statistics on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) across Great Britain*, alongside an independent review of the PIP assessment process by Paul Gray**.
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Parents petition political leaders to bring their children with a learning disability home
Five parents whose children with a learning disability are, or have been, stuck in assessment and treatment units, delivered their collective petitions to Number 10 Downing Street and to the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition.
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The Mencap Manifesto
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Mencap NI's political speed dating
Mencap NI held a Café Conversations event at the Mencap Centre in Belfast and at the Omagh Community House for candidates in South Belfast and West Tyrone
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