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What we've been working on in Parliament in 2017!

21 December 2017

Hear from Rob Holland, Mencap's Public Affairs Manager, on the progress we've made in Parliament this year to improve the lives of people with a learning disability
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My Grandma - Judy Fryd CBE and founder of Mencap - her legacy and FamilyHub

30 November 2017

"Judy was a really lovely person, inside and out. She really was one of life’s genuinely selfless people"
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    30 January 2018

    Amy Clarke

    Hear from Amy, who last week attended a preview screening of the latest episodes of the BBC's Silent Witness, and was invited to speak to some of the cast and crew about issues around disability which featured in the episode

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