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  • Voting: Go and give it a go!

    5 April 2018

    Michelle .

    Local elections are taking place in England on 3 May 2018. Hear from Michelle about why it's important for people with a learning disability to get out a vote, as well as her top tips for voting

  • Discussing cyber-bullying in Parliament!

    12 March 2018

    Amy Clarke

    Hear from Amy, who last month went into Parliament to speak to MPs of the Petitions Committee about cyber bullying and online abuse.

  • Treat Me Well: Youssef's story

    6 March 2018

    Youssef Abidat

    Hear from Youssef, our Campaigns Assistant, who attended the Treat Me Well launch event at the Royal College of Nursing in London. Find out what he has to say about the event; what happened and how he got involved.

  • Treat Me Well: Holly's story

    6 March 2018

    Holly Hobson

    Hear from Holly, the Area Administrator in the Hayle Mencap Office, in West Cornwall, on how she celebrated the launch of our new health campaign, Treat me well.

  • Hear from Mark Harper MP, the new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on learning disability

    6 March 2017

    Vijay Patel

    Hear what happened when Mencap Young Ambassador, Vijay Patel, sat down in Parliament to interview Mark Harper MP, the new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on learning disability

  • #NotOkCupid: Katy & Vince

    14 February 2017

    Katy Vince

    Hear Katy & Vince talk about dating as well as OkCupid's offensive question

  • #NotOkCupid: Helen & Darren

    14 February 2017

    Helen and Darren Clark

    Hear Helen and Darren talk about their marriage and OkCupid's offensive question

  • #NotOkCupid: Kate

    14 February 2017

    Kate Brackley

    Hear Kate's experiences of dating and relationships, as well as her thoughts on OkCupid's offensive question

  • #NotOkCupid: Responses to "the question"

    14 February 2017

    Alexandra Horsfield

    Hear responses to OkCupid's discriminatory question from people with a learning disability

  • My trip to talk at the European Day for Persons with Disabilities in Brussels

    10 January 2017

    Joanne McDonald

    At the end of November 2016, I was invited to travel to Brussels to attend the European Day for Persons with Disabilities event

  • Celebrating International Day of People With a Disability

    1 December 2016

    Harry Roche

    Harry marks International Day of People With a Disability 2016

  • My time at party conferences 2016

    12 October 2016

    Ismail Kaji

    Recently I attended the party conferences for the Labour and Conservative parties

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