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  • Attitudes (3)
  • Two years on from George Floyd's death - we ask 'what has changed?'

    27 May 2022

    Lorraine Robinson

    A blog by Lorraine Robinson Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Mencap

  • Time for a change!

    7 October 2018

    Amy Clarke

    Hear from Amy, who is a huge Dr Who fan, on her thoughts about the new Time Lord and why this is also significant for Mencap.

  • Sticks and stones? Words will, and do, hurt me

    14 July 2017

    Anonymous

    Why doesn't the R-word receive the same backlash as other hurtful terms?

  • The A Word

    4 July 2016

    Zaffi Simone

    Hear from Zaffi, and what she thinks of episode 1 and 2 of The A Word.

  • Facing Facebook Fears

    6 April 2016

    Anonymous

    Social media can be good and bad and here Amy tells us about both sides.

  • The joys of being a support worker

    29 January 2016

    Anonymous

    The benefits of being a support worker are huge, read about Paul's experiences here.

  • "Are disabled people normal?"

    10 November 2015

    Jane Raca

    The barriers around the attitudes to learning disability are still too high and this needs to change.

  • What if we’d all known someone with a learning disability as a child?

    16 July 2015

    Anonymous

    Naomi talks about her experience of meeting people with learning disabilities from an early age and how this has shaped her.

  • People with a learning disability aren't from Mars

    15 June 2015

    Sarah Gordy

    A mother and daughter talk about their work together and how attitudes need to change in and outside of their work

  • Happy 21st Birthday Thomas. Rest in peace my son

    1 June 2015

    Anonymous

    Paula sadly lost her son, Thomas, in avoidable circumstances, read her story here.

  • “What is an LD nurse, what do you do… Oh, so not a proper nurse?”

    13 May 2015

    Diana Ramsey

    This blog talk about the key things that make learning disability nurses so important.

  • Why employing people with a learning disability is great for employers too

    11 March 2015

    Anonymous

    Ciara has done great work with Mencap and wants other people with a learning disability to have the same opportunities

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