Just 30% of people would feel comfortable sitting next to someone with a mild learning disability, new research has revealed. As part of their Here I Am campaign, Mencap has released their results of ...

This week’s Big Issue is unlike any other we have ever produced. This magazine has been created, in association with Mencap, by people with learning disabilities to help illustrate what they go ...

More than half of people with learning disabilities in employment say their first job helped them gain independence, according to Mencap’s First Employment survey. The survey of just over a thousand ...

Mencap urges the Government to provide good quality, post-pandemic community support to prevent further social isolation and declining mental health New research by the learning disability charity ...

The aim of Learning Disability Week is to “smash stigmas and end discrimination, educate and raise awareness about learning disabilities,” and “fight and campaign for a fair society.” Ciara Lawrence, ...

As prices continue to rise ahead of autumn, learning disability charity Mencap is asking the government to step up support for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability living in the UK. The ...

Eight out of ten children with a learning disability are bullied or scared to go out due to fear of being bullied, research out today by Mencap finds. The study, which launches a campaign on the issue ...

The big event will not take place this year but Mencap, the London Marathon’s charity of the year, hopes the virtual race will still raise awareness of what people with a learning disability can ...

The learning disability support charity Mencap has revealed that it’s been flooded with donations since the most recent season of The Traitors came to an end. On Friday night, the finale of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from ...