Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Because of Covid-19, I’ll be running the 26.2 mile virtual race in my local area of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A campaign to see everyone in the UK with a disability vaccinated as a priority is being backed by Carlisle Mencap and its national parent charity. The call from Mencap has been prompted by the ...

Mencap - a charity organization claimed today that 74 NHS patients with learning disabilities have needlessly died in the last decade because of discrimination. It accused the health system of failing ...

Telecoms giant Vodafone has teamed up with learning disability charity Mencap to connect over 45 supported living homes using Internet of Things technology. The Connected Living project will use ...

Organise a Mencap One Big Walk this September and help raise funds for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK. Whether you walk alone or with friends, family or colleagues, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aaron Plummer, 20, from Walthamstow in London has a learning disability and cerebral palsy. Starting at Leyton Jubilee Park, Aaron will be running a marathon route in his local area with his support ...