Tag: Mencap
‘Misplaced fear’, not cost, is stopping employers hiring people with a...
Employers across the UK are being held back from hiring people with a learning disability by a ‘misplaced fear’ of getting it wrong, not by cost...
Learning about learning disabilities
We all have a lot to learn about how to support children with learning disabilities, says Jan Tregelles
Respite crisis for families
A lack of respite support for those with learning disabilities is having a “devastating impact” on families, says Mencap.
Parents are being left feeling “depressed,...
Spellathon goes live online
The annual spelling competition organised by learning disability charity Mencap is now live online. Schools are invited to sign up for Spellathon where pupils can...
Services failing carers with learning disabilities
Thousands of people with a learning disability who are caring for elderly relatives are being failed by the services designed to support them, says...
Mencap founder honoured on stamp
Judy Fryd, the founder of the Mencap mental health charity, is to appear in a series of stamps celebrating Eminent Britons. The series, to...
Mencap announces national spelling competition
Mencap is collaborating with Turner Broadcasting’s popular cartoon character, Ben 10, for it's sixteenth annual Spellathon. The national sponsored spelling competition aims to make...
