How do you help a child with a learning disability feel safe and happy? You can help them shine and live the lives they choose. | Mencap
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How do you help a child with a learning disability feel safe and happy? You can help them shine and live the lives they choose. | Mencap
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Mencap colleagues Harry, Mo and Dan explain what a learning disability means to them ✨ Learn more about what a learning disability is here: https://brnw.ch/21wRMW1 Video description: A video of Harry, Mo and Dan on a video call. They are all looking towards the camera, as they explain what a learning disability means to them. They take turns in explaining it. | Mencap
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Mencap colleagues Harry, Mo and Dan explain what a learning disability means to them ✨ Learn more about what a learning disability is here: https://brnw.ch/21wRMW1 Video description: A video of Harry, Mo and Dan on a video call. They are all looking towards the camera, as they explain what a learning disability means to them. They take turns in explaining it. | Mencap
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Harry, Digital Accessibility Officer at Mencap, shares what a learning disability means and why the right support matters💜 | Mencap
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Harry, Digital Accessibility Officer at Mencap, shares what a learning disability means and why the right support matters💜 | Mencap
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Join Team Mencap and you can make a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability! | Mencap
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Join Team Mencap and you can make a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability! | Mencap
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“People with a learning disability can’t work.” Meet Michael, our Mencap Myth Buster, he’s here to prove that with the right support, people with a learning disability can thrive in the workplace, bringing talent, dedication and fresh perspectives every single day. #MythBusters #LearningDisability Video description: Michael in a Christmas jumper and reindeer antlers on his head. He speaks about the work he does and why it’s not true that someone can’t work because they have a learning disability
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“People with a learning disability can’t work.” Meet Michael, our Mencap Myth Buster, he’s here to prove that with the right support, people with a learning disability can thrive in the workplace, bringing talent, dedication and fresh perspectives every single day. #MythBusters #LearningDisability Video description: Michael in a Christmas jumper and reindeer antlers on his head. He speaks about the work he does and why it’s not true that someone can’t work because they have a learning disability
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🤔 Do you know the difference between learning disability and mental health? | Mencap
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🤔 Do you know the difference between learning disability and mental health? | Mencap
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Watch how to support someone with a learning disability to vote. | Mencap
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Watch how to support someone with a learning disability to vote. | Mencap
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Your child has a learning disability? A special 'Piggy Bank' can help them on their journey through life. Mencap's Wills & Trust service are here to help you understand the financial options available. | Mencap
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Your child has a learning disability? A special 'Piggy Bank' can help them on their journey through life. Mencap's Wills & Trust service are here to help you understand the financial options available. | Mencap
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We absolutely love this from @ewenandme 🙌 A reminder of what life with a severe learning disability can look like and that everyone’s experience can be different. Learn more about learning disability with the link in our bio. 🎥 Video Description: Clips of Ewen at the beach, on his iPad and at the park. Ewen’s sister explains how his learning disability effects him. #LearningDisability | Mencap
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We absolutely love this from @ewenandme 🙌 A reminder of what life with a severe learning disability can look like and that everyone’s experience can be different. Learn more about learning disability with the link in our bio. 🎥 Video Description: Clips of Ewen at the beach, on his iPad and at the park. Ewen’s sister explains how his learning disability effects him. #LearningDisability | Mencap
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“Learning Disability Week is really important to me because I want to be seen, heard and valued for the things I can do as a person with a learning disability, just like any other human being can, which I can be proud of.” – Vijay Patel, Campaigns Officer at Mencap 💬 ⚽ He shared with @criplifetm , “When it comes to busting myths, I can go to the pub to socialise, I’m able to play football for our Mencap football team and recruit people to join, I’m able to have a job, and I can travel independe
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“Learning Disability Week is really important to me because I want to be seen, heard and valued for the things I can do as a person with a learning disability, just like any other human being can, which I can be proud of.” – Vijay Patel, Campaigns Officer at Mencap 💬 ⚽ He shared with @criplifetm , “When it comes to busting myths, I can go to the pub to socialise, I’m able to play football for our Mencap football team and recruit people to join, I’m able to have a job, and I can travel independe
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If you have a learning disability, it's really important you join the learning disability register. Joining is free, and will help you to get the right support from your doctor. You can get extra support like annual health checks, easier to understand information and early access to flu jabs. | Mencap
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If you have a learning disability, it's really important you join the learning disability register. Joining is free, and will help you to get the right support from your doctor. You can get extra support like annual health checks, easier to understand information and early access to flu jabs. | Mencap
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This Learning Disability Week, we want to show that many people with a learning disability are fit to work and can do a job well. Meet James. 👋 He is enrolled in our supported internship programme and is doing his work placement at The Shrewsbury Arms pub. James' job coach said: "James has been able to recall regular customer names and their drink preferences. In particular there is a man who comes in daily and on one shift, by the time he had entered the door and got to the bar, James already
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This Learning Disability Week, we want to show that many people with a learning disability are fit to work and can do a job well. Meet James. 👋 He is enrolled in our supported internship programme and is doing his work placement at The Shrewsbury Arms pub. James' job coach said: "James has been able to recall regular customer names and their drink preferences. In particular there is a man who comes in daily and on one shift, by the time he had entered the door and got to the bar, James already
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Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week is here! This week is a great chance to raise awareness and show employers the benefits of employing a person with a learning disability. It also provides opportunities for people with a learning disability to gain vital experience in the workplace. Watch this video to find out more about the week. | Mencap
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Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week is here! This week is a great chance to raise awareness and show employers the benefits of employing a person with a learning disability. It also provides opportunities for people with a learning disability to gain vital experience in the workplace. Watch this video to find out more about the week. | Mencap
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Do you know what a learning disability is? If not, watch this video! Please share this video and help us tackle the myths about learning disability! | Mencap
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Do you know what a learning disability is? If not, watch this video! Please share this video and help us tackle the myths about learning disability! | Mencap
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Emily’s learning disability meant she heard ‘no’, again and again. Then she joined Mencap’s employment programme. She completed work experience and aced it. Now she’s got a job. Will you make sure someone else hears YES for a change? Donate today and be the YES in someone’s life https://brnw.ch/21wUUnp #BeTheYes | Mencap
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Emily’s learning disability meant she heard ‘no’, again and again. Then she joined Mencap’s employment programme. She completed work experience and aced it. Now she’s got a job. Will you make sure someone else hears YES for a change? Donate today and be the YES in someone’s life https://brnw.ch/21wUUnp #BeTheYes | Mencap
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Sensory storytelling helps children with a learning disability to communicate
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Sensory storytelling helps children with a learning disability to communicate
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Communication: speaking to people with a learning disability
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Communication: speaking to people with a learning disability
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Learning disability awareness: what you need to know about learning disability
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Learning disability awareness: what you need to know about learning disability
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📞 Mencap Learning Disability (England) Helpline Advisor, Paul shares why he loves his job and how he helped reduce an unfair tenancy term for a person with a learning disability. Through our partnership with the British Gas Energy Trust, Supporting Communities at Risk Programme, we have been able to give advice to the increasingly complex Energy and Money enquiries that people with a learning disability, and their families are contacting us about. If you need assistance, remember you’re not alo
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📞 Mencap Learning Disability (England) Helpline Advisor, Paul shares why he loves his job and how he helped reduce an unfair tenancy term for a person with a learning disability. Through our partnership with the British Gas Energy Trust, Supporting Communities at Risk Programme, we have been able to give advice to the increasingly complex Energy and Money enquiries that people with a learning disability, and their families are contacting us about. If you need assistance, remember you’re not alo
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We know people with a learning disability are worried about what changes to disability benefits could mean for them. Ismail Kaji, Parliamentary & Government Officer at Mencap, spoke to Andy Bell on @c5news about how vital Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is for his independence and to live a fulfilling life. He says he wouldn’t be able to work without the money he receives from PIP. 💬”If I don’t get my PIP, I’d be in four walls. I would be isolated. I’d be shut off from community.” PIP is a
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We know people with a learning disability are worried about what changes to disability benefits could mean for them. Ismail Kaji, Parliamentary & Government Officer at Mencap, spoke to Andy Bell on @c5news about how vital Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is for his independence and to live a fulfilling life. He says he wouldn’t be able to work without the money he receives from PIP. 💬”If I don’t get my PIP, I’d be in four walls. I would be isolated. I’d be shut off from community.” PIP is a
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Through our charity of the year partnership with Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank, we hope to raise awareness and educate people about learning disability. We asked a few people with a learning disability what having a learning disability really means to them. Here is what they had to say.👇 | Mencap
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Through our charity of the year partnership with Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank, we hope to raise awareness and educate people about learning disability. We asked a few people with a learning disability what having a learning disability really means to them. Here is what they had to say.👇 | Mencap
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With Mencap’s help, Emily finally got a paid job. But shockingly, less than 5% of people with a learning disability are in paid work. Will you help ensure more people like Emily hear a YES? A gift today could help someone like Emily secure their dream job. | Mencap
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With Mencap’s help, Emily finally got a paid job. But shockingly, less than 5% of people with a learning disability are in paid work. Will you help ensure more people like Emily hear a YES? A gift today could help someone like Emily secure their dream job. | Mencap
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“This week is a very special week here at Mencap, as it’s Learning Disability Week! I am a proud parent of a beautiful little boy called Angelo, who’s now six and who happens to have a learning disability. “I’m lucky enough to send Angelo to a fantastic school, King David Primary School, and he has two jobs to do. One of which is to collect the milk and deliver it back to his friends. “The other one, which he absolutely loves, is to go to the dinner hall and find out what is on the menu for that
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“This week is a very special week here at Mencap, as it’s Learning Disability Week! I am a proud parent of a beautiful little boy called Angelo, who’s now six and who happens to have a learning disability. “I’m lucky enough to send Angelo to a fantastic school, King David Primary School, and he has two jobs to do. One of which is to collect the milk and deliver it back to his friends. “The other one, which he absolutely loves, is to go to the dinner hall and find out what is on the menu for that
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Myth: People with a learning disability can’t work. Harry, Digital Accessibility Officer at Mencap, sets the record straight 👉 Find out more about learning disability and employment, with the link in our bio. Video description: Harry looks towards the camera and holds a microphone. He explains why people with a learning disability can work but some may need more support than others. There might be people who can’t work and that’s okay too. #DoYouSeeMe #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 | Mencap
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Myth: People with a learning disability can’t work. Harry, Digital Accessibility Officer at Mencap, sets the record straight 👉 Find out more about learning disability and employment, with the link in our bio. Video description: Harry looks towards the camera and holds a microphone. He explains why people with a learning disability can work but some may need more support than others. There might be people who can’t work and that’s okay too. #DoYouSeeMe #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 | Mencap
3.2K views9 months ago
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As Mencap Learning Disability Week comes to an end, we visited our Stephenson Resource Centre in Rainhill earlier in the week - one of three facilities in the borough that provides day opportunities for 87 adults aged from 19 years who have learning disabilities and additional needs. As an equal opportunities employer, we currently employ 22 members of staff with a learning disability through our Supported Empoyment scheme. | St Helens Borough Council
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As Mencap Learning Disability Week comes to an end, we visited our Stephenson Resource Centre in Rainhill earlier in the week - one of three facilities in the borough that provides day opportunities for 87 adults aged from 19 years who have learning disabilities and additional needs. As an equal opportunities employer, we currently employ 22 members of staff with a learning disability through our Supported Empoyment scheme. | St Helens Borough Council
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It’s one week to go until Learning Disability Week 2024. The theme this year is ‘Do you see me?’ It is about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued. Challenge the barriers people with a learning disability face and celebrate achievements. #LearningDisabilityWeek | Mencap
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It’s one week to go until Learning Disability Week 2024. The theme this year is ‘Do you see me?’ It is about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued. Challenge the barriers people with a learning disability face and celebrate achievements. #LearningDisabilityWeek | Mencap
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People with a learning disability can and do fall in love, and they have a right to romantic relationships just like anyone else. Mencap Myth Buster Heidi and her husband James are one of many couples navigating life and love, just like #RalphAndKatie! Find out more about Heidi here: https://bit.ly/3gmcQtp 📣 Listen. Ask. Learn. | Mencap
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People with a learning disability can and do fall in love, and they have a right to romantic relationships just like anyone else. Mencap Myth Buster Heidi and her husband James are one of many couples navigating life and love, just like #RalphAndKatie! Find out more about Heidi here: https://bit.ly/3gmcQtp 📣 Listen. Ask. Learn. | Mencap
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What is the difference between a learning disability and a learning difficulty?
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What is the difference between a learning disability and a learning difficulty?
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💬 “I have a learning disability. Of course I can.” – Ciara, our amazing Engagement Lead, is challenging assumptions and sharing what she loves doing. Too often, people with a learning disability are underestimated. It's time to change that and bust some myth around it. Drop a comment and finish the sentence: "I have a learning disability, of course I can..." #DoYouSeeMe #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 Video description: Clips of Ciara in a train station, a shop and at the pub with her friend. She i
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💬 “I have a learning disability. Of course I can.” – Ciara, our amazing Engagement Lead, is challenging assumptions and sharing what she loves doing. Too often, people with a learning disability are underestimated. It's time to change that and bust some myth around it. Drop a comment and finish the sentence: "I have a learning disability, of course I can..." #DoYouSeeMe #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 Video description: Clips of Ciara in a train station, a shop and at the pub with her friend. She i
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