Bowel cancer: spotting the signs and seeking support
As the family of Dame Deborah James mark her passing, her legacy lives on helping to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
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Say Aphasia: building a community for those overlooked
Celebrating Learning Disability Week
Time to attack MND with the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation
Celebrating Carers Week: sharing experiences
VOLUNTEERS WEEK: Celebrating volunteers and finding opportunities
MS Awareness Week: my MS story
Light Up Blue this World Parkinson’s Day
Calling for autism acceptance
FIRST HAND: Mencap Myth Buster Sophie Potter gets ready to rock her socks
This World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), taking place on Monday 21 March 2022, Mencap is asking everyone to Rock Your Socks and help them raise vital funds to support people with a learning disability. World Down Syndrome Day is an inclusive day for everyone, giving us a chance to celebrate and support people with Down syndrome and people with other learning disabilities. Here, Mencap Myth Buster and Rock Your Socks Champion Sophie Potter discusses showing what life with a learning disability really looks like.
Young carers: taking action
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic young carers are still fighting for support, this March they’re taking action.
Abi Stevens: using art for good with Scope
During October 2021, Scope introduced its first standalone online shop, featuring work with powerful messages from five disabled artists.
Mencap announces campaign to bust myths about living with a learning disability
Learning disability charity Mencap has announced 18 Myth Busters: a group of people who are living life with a learning disability, challenging misconceptions and providing greater representation for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK.
Deserve To Be Heard: Women’s Aid highlight disabled survivors of domestic abuse amid calls for mental health support
For the month of December, Women’s Aid are working to amplify the voices of disabled women who have survived domestic abuse while calling for greater mental health support.
Mencap 75: CEO Edel Harris on keeping a legacy alive and challenging attitudes
As learning disability charity Mencap marks its 75-year anniversary, chief executive Edel Harris writes exclusively for Enable about the charity’s legacy and the launch of a new campaign.