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Aintree’s a sure-fire winner, say these new jockeys
THEY might not be getting the ‘leg up’ for the Grand National, but for a group of horse-loving people with learning disabilities and autism the thrill of a spin around the Aintree parade ring was the next best thing!
Radio Mencap calling . . .
THE VOICE of the learning disability community is being heard like never before.
We want to be Oscar winners, too
LEARNING disability charity Mencap has led a call to the TV and film industries to ‘embrace diversity’ and increase the numbers of disabled actors on the screen.
New app makes communicating so much easier
MARTIN ROBSON is on top of the world!
Hull City, his favourite football team, are back in the Premiership and he’s enjoying a new app...
Walkie Talkie skyscraper challenges raises £40K for Mencap work project
MORE than 170 runners climbed all 36 floors of London’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper to help people with a learning disability get into work.
Search is on for Britain’s deaf champions
DO YOU know someone who is helping to break down the barriers for deaf and deaf blind people? If so, here's your chance to help them get the recognition they deserve.
Hundreds of thousands of lonely young people
HUNDREDS of thousands of people with learning disabilities are being left isolated and lonely because of attitudes towards them, according to new figures revealed on BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme.
