When Brian Rix asked me to contribute a chapter on everything Mencap wants to see change for people with a learning disability – and to do it in around 5,000 words – my immediate (private) reaction ...

Mencap knows that people with a learning disability face huge inequalities. They are more likely to be socially isolated and sadly, people with a learning disability die on average up to 23 years ...

A “trailblazer” mother who founded Mencap is to be honoured with a blue plaque at the house where she set up the learning disability charity. Judy Fryd began her campaigning work at her home in ...

A New Forest nurse is preparing to take on one of the world’s most famous marathons.

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 ...