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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

UK charity Mencap has sold its long-term London headquarters for an undisclosed sum and is preparing to move to a new site for the first time in 50 years. The deal included a delayed completion to ...

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

A “trailblazer” mother who founded Mencap is to be honoured with a blue plaque at the house where she set up the learning disability charity. Judy Fryd began her campaigning work at her home in ...