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Reporting without prejudice: a journalist's guide to writing about learning disability and Mencap
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide for journalists writing about Mencap and learning disability.
Am I making myself clear?: Mencap's guidelines for accessible writing
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This pamphlet gives advice about how to write with consideration for people with cognitive impairments and learning difficulties.
Good for business: the benefits of employing people with a learning disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide for employers outlining the business case for employing people with a learning disability. The paper sets out the economic benefits of employing people with a learning disability and the evidence on their work performance and employment costs, looking at willingness and ability to work and reliability. It suggests that championing inclusion can help boost staff morale, which can have a positive contribution on the work output of an organisation. In addition, employing people with a learning disability can promote diversity in the workplace and can help a company to maintain a positive reputation for corporate social responsibility. The document also describes Mencap supported employment services, which provide tailored support throughout the entire process – from recruitment through to on-the-job support and beyond. (Edited publisher abstract)
Your guide to transition
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The term ‘transition’ is used to describe the process of moving from childhood into adult life. It describes the changes in services when a child becomes an adult. This guide gives information and advice to parents and carers of children with learning disabilities on the transition process, including transition plans and reviews, moving to adult services, education and employment, money and benefits, housing, leisure and friends and relationships.
Choosing a school for your child with special educational needs?
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Special educational needs and special education are very wide terms. At some stage during their school life, 1 in 5 of all children will need some form of special education. For most children this can be provided in a local primary or secondary school, sometimes called a mainstream school. For children with complex educational needs they may need a special school for some or all of their school life. All children now have a right to go to a mainstream school if that is what you want. The only exception to this right is when a child with special educational needs would have a negative effect on the education of other children in the class.
A life in the day: the modernisation of day services for people with a disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 48p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Day services give people a chance to do something constructive, meet with others and regain confidence in their abilities. Mencap welcomes the initiatives in Valuing People and believes that change is needed if day services are to do more than provide care and something to do during the daytime hours. However, it is critical that existing services, including day centres, are not withdrawn before robust, working alternatives are fully in place. Modernisation must not result in reduced services for individuals or a reduction in the funding of day services.
Making it work: a guide to help you find and keep a job
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide for people with a learning disability who may be considering getting a job.
Finding your way: how to get help from social services
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The booklet explains community care as the help and support given to older people or people with a learning or physical disability, to help them live more independently in their own home, in a residential home or with their family. People can get help to do things like cook meals, shop, pay bills, bath or do housework.
Doing, showing and going: Mencap's arts strategy
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mencap's plan for enabling people with a learning disability to have better opportunities in the arts.
They won't believe me: bullying of children with a learning disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an advice booklet for parents and staff who work with children with a learning disability. Children with a learning disability are bullied wherever they go. This can affect their learning and social development and make them scared to go to new places and try new things. It can affect them for the rest of their lives. Also, Mencap calls for greater vigilance among children’s services, including teachers and youth workers, for signs of bullying among those who are most vulnerable in society.