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By Mencap
As keen marathon runner Freddie is raising awareness that he is just like everyone else
11 April 2023
Impact of cost-of-living crisis on people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
22 August 2022
Alex is CEO of Southampton Mencap and a full-time carer. She is a mother to three children including Fiona, 41, who has a learning disability.
Why Kathy wants mental health professionals to be trained to support people with a learning disability
16 December 2021
Libby Abbott
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
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.
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.
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.
27 February 2018
Jane Raca
Hear from Jane about her experiences with taking her son James to hospital, and her thoughts around disabled people having the right to ask for reasonable adjustments
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
14 February 2017
Kate Brackley
Hear Kate's experiences of dating and relationships, as well as her thoughts on OkCupid's offensive question