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A new Mencap survey has found that although 80% of employers believe people with a learning disability can be productive at work, 48% do not employ them due to a ‘misplaced fear’ of getting it wrong.

The founder of a charity which supports people with learning disabilities to live full lives will be honoured with a Blue Plaque. The accolade to Judy Fryd, who founded Mencap in 1947, will be put up ...

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Individuals with learning disabilities have long faced health inequalities. It remains a serious issue in the UK’s health system, highlighted by the large proportion of premature deaths in the ...

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Mencap says lack of knowledge may be contributing to avoidable deaths in England each year A lack of training for health professionals could be contributing to 1,200 avoidable deaths of people with a ...

There are around 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK – and they deserve to be seen, heard and celebrated. But there is still a long way to go. A quarter of people say they have ...

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