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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.💜

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1/3 💻✨ Lived Experience Advisor, William, is talking about the new Online Safety Act, a law designed to make the internet safer, especially for children and young people.

#Mencap #OnlineSafetyAct #LivedExperience
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
1/3 💜 This September, three generations of Judy Fryd’s family are stepping forward for One Big Walk.

#OneBigWalk #TeamMencap #LearningDisability
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
1/8 Shocking new figures from the latest LeDeR report reveal that people with a learning disability are dying nearly 20 years younger than the general population at 62 and a half years old. 39% of these deaths were avoidable, compared to nearly 22% for the general population.
September 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We are thrilled to announce Actor and Mencap supporter, Alexander Dragonetti will be taking on this year's Great North Run.
August 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📣 The LeDeR report is delayed and we urge the government to treat this with urgency it deserves and release the critical report.

The LeDeR report looks into the failings of the healthcare system to provide the care people with a learning disability deserve.
July 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1/3 🌟 "We're not runners but we did it!" - Charlotte, Jennifer and Nikki took on the 2025 London Marathon for Mencap and they smashed it. Now they’re passing the baton to you.
July 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
2/6 💬 Dan Scorer, Mencap Head of Policy & Public Affairs, shared with ITV: “This shows some of the appalling treatment that’s happening behind closed doors. We know people are having their human rights breached and there are many others, like Josh, who shouldn’t be locked away in the first place.”
July 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM