Organization
Mencap
Mencap (Royal Mencap Society) is the UK's leading learning disability charity, working with and for people with learning disabilities and their families for over 75 years. They provide direct services, peer support, information, and campaigns to build a world where people with learning disabilities are valued and included.
About
Founded in 1946 by Judy Fryd and headquartered at Golden Lane in London, Mencap has grown into the UK's largest learning disability organisation, operating across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. For more than 75 years, Mencap's approach has been shaped by listening to and being led by people with learning disabilities themselves.
What They Do
Mencap provides direct care and community services, offers a national helpline with information and advice, runs befriending and social inclusion programmes, campaigns on healthcare inequality and welfare policy, and produces accessible resources for people with learning disabilities and their families. Their Big Plan sets out commitments to fight for rights and realise the hopes and dreams of people with learning disabilities.
Who They Serve
Mencap supports people with learning disabilities of all ages — from early childhood through to older adulthood — along with their families and carers, and the professionals who work alongside them.
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