Solicitor General: “We must do more to deal with Disability Hate Crime”
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP shares why we need to address the growing problem of disability hate crime. Disability Hate Crime is an abhorrent and intolerable…
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Exceptional Leonard Cheshire campaigners scoop first ever Queen’s Young Leader Awards
Three disabled campaigners are some of the first ever to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leader Award. Ashwini Angadi, Leroy Phillips and Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo are part of Leonard…
Three in four GP Practices don’t offer people with learning disability free flu jabs despite government guidance
Mencap calls on Public Health England and NHS England to deliver education campaign to GPs Almost three in four GP Practices in England do not…
Short bouts of exercise key to managing MS symptoms
Research from the University of East Anglia and funded by the MS Society has found short periods of moderate intensity exercise, like walking or steady…
‘Front Line to Start Line’
First ‘Front Line to Start Line’ event to discover Paralympic talent of the future held on anniversary of London 2012 On the anniversary of the opening of the…
Learning Disabilities, Autism and Internet Safety
A new guide to help parents of children with learning disabilities and autism is being launched today. The guide, a collaboration between charities Cerebra, Mencap…