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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
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.
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.
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
Alexandra Horsfield
Hear responses to OkCupid's discriminatory question from people with a learning disability
Katy Vince
Hear Katy & Vince talk about dating as well as OkCupid's offensive question
Helen and Darren Clark
Hear Helen and Darren talk about their marriage and OkCupid's offensive question
Kate Brackley
Hear Kate's experiences of dating and relationships, as well as her thoughts on OkCupid's offensive question
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
