News Stories
21 December 2017
30 November 2017
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.
6 September 2018
Elizabeth Law
Hear from Elizabeth about her sister, Alice, how Mencap supported her throughout her life.
14 August 2018
Michelle -
Michelle received exceptional, person-centred hospital care when her health problems reached a critical point. We want everyone to be able to share more positive stories like this.
18 July 2018
Karen and Jen
Ronnie missed out on the support he needed when he was in hospital. He was fed incorrectly and his communication needs were not understood. Here, Ronnie's nieces, Karen and Jen, describe what happened.
17 July 2018
Charlotte Aspley
Find out about Charlotte's marathon journey for Mencap
18 June 2018
Paula McGowan
Hear from Paula about why she is calling for doctors and nurses to receive mandatory training in autism and learning disability.
6 June 2018
Christopher Moriarty
Hear from Christopher who took part in the Run Heaton Park 10km event for Mencap on 13 May 2018.
5 June 2018
Antony O'Dell
Antony explains how getting a job through Mencap changed his life for the better.
Matt Williams
Matt Williams of the Oxford charcoal company tells us about his experience offering a work placement to someone with learning disabilities
1 June 2018
Ismail Kaji
Hear from Ismail about his time at Inclusion International's 17th World Congress event in Birmingham.
29 May 2018
Darren Martin
Hear from Darren, who supported Penny and Jake in the Run Heaton Park 5km event on 13 May 2018.
17 May 2018
Mencap
With the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taking place on 19th May, we wanted to hear from people with a learning disability who are currently in the process of planning their own wedding(s).
