Mencap knows that people with a learning disability face huge inequalities. They are more likely to be socially isolated and sadly, people with a learning disability die on average up to 23 years ...

This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “trailblazer” mother who founded Mencap is to be honoured with a blue plaque at the house where she set up the learning ...

Local charity Sheffield Mencap and Gateway want everyone to wear their brightest socks to celebrate this year’s World Down’s ...

Children with a learning disability and/or autism can now enjoy a range of specialist leisure groups on Saturday mornings at ...

When Brian Rix asked me to contribute a chapter on everything Mencap wants to see change for people with a learning disability – and to do it in around 5,000 words – my immediate (private) reaction ...

This year's theme for World Down Syndrome Day is 'Together against Loneliness', which is a global call to action that ...