Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.š
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Meet Mencap's Job Squad š
6 people with a learning disability in paid employment who are sharing their stories, challenging assumptions, and showing the difference inclusive workplaces can make
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Keep an eye on our YouTube to hear each special Job Squad story Keep an eye on our YouTube to hear each special Job Squad story: youtube.com/@mencapcharityuk
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Mencap Training Academy supports young people to build skills, gain experience and move into employment. Find out more on our website: brnw.ch/21x3mAU
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Today kicks off this year's Learning Disability Week, organised by @Mencap_Charity, which is centred around a powerful question: "Do you see me?"
Read our latest blog and get in touch for advice on how to create an inclusive space.
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The @mencap_charity #LDWeek "Do you see me?" theme helps people with #LearningDisabilities to be seen, heard, included & valued. To break down barriers online we're sharing tips each day with steps towards building an inclusive digital world.
#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility
ALT A young girl who has Down Syndrome is sitting on a sofa laughing with her family whilst using a laptop to access the web. Text reads "Learning Disability Week - Steps Towards Digital Inclusion. Supporting Mencap's Do You See Me theme."
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Jun 4
1/1 Today at our #HomesNotHospitals conference, families, housing providers, social care leaders, NHS professionals and campaigners have come together to to ask: how do we make sure the right community support is in place?
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Data from NHS Digital 2026 shows that more than 2,000 people with a learning disability and/or autistic people are still locked away in mental health hospitals, with an average stay of almost 5 years.
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Mencapās Director of Strategy and Influence, Jackie OāSullivan, shares why this conference matters and what needs to happen next.
Sign up to campaign with us:brnw.ch/21x35mM
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Jun 2
An important update from @DrOliverLewis about todayās #SupremeCourt ruling on changes to deprivation of liberty safeguards.
Read Mencap and The National Autistic Society and Mind's joint statement here brnw.ch/21x31Mq
#DisabilityRights #LearningDisability
The Supreme Court has abolished the 'acid test'. Here's a short video explainer. youtube.com/watch?v=bojHxNTjā¦
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May 28
1/3 Young people with a learning disability deserve the same opportunities as everyone else. @jon_sparkes OBE spoke to Pip Tomson on @LBC News about Alan Milburn's latest report on the shocking number of young people classed as NEET brnw.ch/21x2TAP
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May 28
2/3 Almost 1 million young people in the UK are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) , and young disabled people are far more likely to be in this position. 29.6% of young disabled people are NEET, compared to 8.7% of young people who are not disabled.
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3/3 We know many people with a learning disability want to work, but face barriers to getting paid jobs. Supported internships, Access to Work, support from the benefit system, inclusive employers and reasonable adjustments can all play a vital role in changing that.
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For a multitude of factors, Disabled people more likely to experience food poverty.
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May 19
Recently, Euphoria used the āRā word. Itās deeply traumatising, it stripās away a personās humanity and can feel like a physical attack. (1/3)
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Words matter. When media uses this language, it becomes normalised and thatās not OK.
Call it out. Challenge it. Help make language more inclusive. (2/3)
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New research from the @RoyalStatSoc and Centre for Public Data, funded by @jrf_uk , highlights the UKās poverty data gaps. brnw.ch/21x2fqr
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People with a learning disability are too often overlooked in decisions because the right data simply isnāt there.
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People with a learning disability are too often overlooked in decisions because the right data simply isnāt there.
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