Podcasts about Mencap

Actor Michael Patrick has just picked up an award for his unique portrayal of Shakespeare's Richard III, which gives the play a fresh twist inspired by his own experience of living with motor neurone disease (MND).Michael is no stranger to MND. His father died from the condition and his sister is also living with it, although drug trials for the siblings have given them more hope for the future.Also on this episode, the charity Mencap says it fears for peoples lives after the NHS dropped annual health checks for people with learning disabilities from its priorities plan.We speak with Mencap CEO, Jon Sparkes, as well as Nigel and Rahima about their experiences of the Health MOTs.And we meet Japan's Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind pianist who's played at concert venues around the world including the Sydney Opera House.Presented by: Emma Tracey Produced by: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins and George Sharpe Sound recording and design by: Dave O'Neill Editors: Beth Rose and Ben Mundy

In this week's episode, Lauren and Rina sit down with Brandi Amiss-Towler as she shares the extraordinary story of her son Caspian's birth, the challenges of his early days, and how her experiences have driven her to retrain and pursue a career in law. Brandi offers a candid and raw account of the early days, navigating a complex medical journey with a large number of professionals and an extended hospital stay. She also reflects on what motivated her to take on her impressive journey to courtroom advocacy and shares some wise words of advice for other parents. What an incredible women! Content WarningsStrong Language warning Prenatal diagnosis Infant deathBirth stories Guest BiographyBrandi Amiss-Towler is originally from Kansas in the USA, but has called London her home since 2004. She is mother to two boys, her eldest is now 23 and her youngest, Caspian, is five. Caspian was born with a rare teratoma in his jaw. He has had significant surgeries, a tracheostomy and is PEG-fed. From the start, Brandi has been a fierce advocate for ensuring his needs are met. A month before Caspian was discharged from the hospital at 20 months old, she began law school to train as a barrister. Now, having been Called to the Bar, she practices social security law.Useful resourcesTeratoma - WikipediaMartha's Rule: says that where a parent questions the professional opinion of a professional, they have a right to request a review by a separate team https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/marthas-rule/Council for Disabled Childrenhttps://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-resourcesCaudwell Childrenhttps://www.caudwellchildren.com/changing-lives/how-we-can-help/Provides services, funding, and training for families and children Mencap https://www.mencap.org.uk/Provides advice on benefits, housing, health and education. I've always found them to be very knowledgeable. Disability Rights UKwww.disabilityrightsuk.orgProduces the Disability Rights Handbook which provides guidance on disability benefits and social welfare law, also provides advice and other resources Disability Action-There is a disability hub in most boroughs. Just google Disability Action and see if there is one in your borough. Scope https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-supportProvides services, advice and support for disabled children and their families Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I took some time out to interview charity Mencap's new CEO Jon Sparkes about what it is like to be a CEO, I got to know about his life and his career, his hobbies and interests, We also chatted about Cornwall, our families, our work careers, his new role as Mencap CEO and we chatted about learning disability and SEND too!

In this week's episode, Sarah Blunt, Employability and Careers Consultant talks with alumna Jen Stoneman, People (HR) Business Partner at Mencap, a UK-based charity that supports people with learning disabilities. Jen shares her journey from studying Politics and German to forging a successful career in the charity sector and reveals what she loves (and what she finds challenging) about her job. Throughout the episode, Jen offers invaluable insights into what it's truly like to work in the charity sector and highlights the diverse opportunities available for those looking to make a difference. Useful links: Explore your career options in the Charity Sector – include links to vacancy websites including CharityJob Career Zone's Pathways to Charity and Development programme – exclusive programme offering employer-led training and a paid internship Nightline - a confidential listening and information service run by students for students at the University of Exeter The GROW Model of Coaching and Mentoring

Toni is joined by Andrew Waite who has spent most of his working life focused on adult education and chairing organizations like Mencap. For 30+ years he´s worked tirelessly for diversity and inclusion and now runs three community interest organizations all of which are having a significant positive impact. KEY TAKEAWAYS People in the LGBQT community still suffer a lot of bias. Most of which is subliminal or unconscious, but still harms the person subjected to it. Most companies are still not doing enough about diversity. Many jump on the bandwagon of inclusion events for social media purposes. Recruit properly, never employ someone or accept a volunteer because you are desperate. You have to know your clients to truly provide them with what they need. Lots of people taking lots of small steps is a highly effective way to make true change. When setting up a business you need to be realistic about how fast it will grow. In year 1 Andrew´s turnover was only £800. Not having a board or trustees to run everything past can make it easier to get things done, which is a benefit of setting up your own business. BEST MOMENTS “Pride is a protest. It's just actually turned into more of a celebration these days. “ “You have to stick to your principles … then you've got the respect of the community you want to work with. “ “Our job is to be wise on how we're spending our money because we do make a difference depending on where we put our money.” Andrew Waite Bio Andrew Waite is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in education and community work across various sectors. He began his career in private sector training and later established SureStart Children's Centres for Westminster Council. After founding a charity to deliver adult training and childcare, Andrew became Chief Executive of a Mencap charity and Chair of Trustees for Barnet Mencap. He later founded Impactful Governance, a consultancy supporting charities, which led to the creation of two more organizations: Impactful Futures, focusing on environmental projects, and Impactful Lives, addressing LGBTQ+ issues and social change. www.ig-cic.org.uk            www.il-org.uk    WORK WITH ME If you're ready for greater clarity and confidence to create the freedom and alignment, you crave in business and life. Places Limited to 5. Book a Call to secure yours  Click Here to Book A Call With Me My Signature Programme – Visionary You – The Awakening  – CLICK HERE *Note: To secure your space for August, join my waitlist now* Join My Mastermind Membership  - Click Here Free Resources - grab a copy of my e-book or one of my free guides right here and I'll send it straight to your inbox. The Woman Beyond Six Secrets to Success – e-book – Click Here 101 Affirmations For Living Your Best Life Right Now – Click Here 60 Tips For Success – Click Here Daily Attitude Shower – Click Here 10 Day Self Care Challenge – Click Here HOST BIOS  Toni C. Eastwood OBE, MBA, (Business Transformation Coach and Facilitator)  Toni C. Eastwood OBE, MBE is an award-winning entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in SME, business startup, and growth. She has served as a non-executive board member and Chair for several NFPs, raised multi-millions in funding, and grown two businesses. As a former Director of an FTSE30 company, Toni brings firsthand knowledge of the challenges and rewards of scaling businesses and pursuing a passion for service.

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Join Rachel and Sarah for Episode 15 of 'The Skies We're Under' podcast. Rachel and Sarah reflect on the complexity of life, the contradictory emotions, conflicting demands and false eyelashes that look just like flies that need to be swatted. There is however, a bucketful of practical tips and suggestions in this week's episode, from Canvas and Campfires, to hoist hire to Rachel letting you into her top-secret genius invention which will make her millions one day!. Also featuring Sam Millican-Smith as he introduces Hibi, a free app to support families of children with developmental differences & health conditions to manage, coordinate & navigate care. They designed the app with hundreds of families and care organisations, including Mencap & Parent Carer Forums across the country. Available for download here.  Finally - please please please can you all head over to the  British Podcast Awards and nominate 'The Skies We're Under' for the Listener's Choice Award? - We'd love it oh so much! We'd love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: Firstly you can leave a message using speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at tswupodcast@gmail.com Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick', then send us an email to tswupodcast@gmail.com Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen.  Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Emma Tracey speaks to the mother of a 35 year old woman with learning disabilities who she says has been living “unnecessarily” in a mental health facility for 10 years. She says there is no reason for her to be living there and that it's due to lack of appropriate housing and care in the community We also hear from autistic author Alexis Quinn who also feels let down by the system but is living in her own home now. Dan Scorer from Mencap shines some light on the situation as the government misses its own target to bring down the numbers. Mencap analysis shows almost 1500 learning disabled or autistic people are inappropriately leading restricted lives in hospital. Last week prime minister Rishi Sunak outlined the Conservative's plans to change work and Personal Independent Payments (PIP) benefits if they win the pending general election. Talk of benefits change is always concerning and Drew Hyndman from the Access All team combs through what he said and puts it in perspective. Activist Shani Dhanda is presently the number one most influential disabled person in the UK according to Shaw Trust's Power 100 list. As the proud Brummy starts a new programme on the BBC's Asian Network, she talks to us about her journey to understanding what being disabled means. Access All was made by Niamh Hughes, Alex Collins, Drew Hyndman, and edited by Damon Rose and Alex Lewis. Recorded and mixed by Dave O'Neill. The Senior Editor is Sam Bonham. "Alexa, ask the BBC for Access All" to play the latest episode. Or subscribe on BBC Sounds app or website.

Why is mental health and learning disability so often confused? How do they interact? Why are learning disabled people more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population?In this episode, we will be talking to Paul Wilshaw, who is Associate Producer at https://www.mind-the-gap.org.uk/. As well as being an advocate for Mind the Gap, Paul uses his own lived experience to be an advocate for learning disabled people. Paul is also presenter of Mind the Gap and Disability Arts Online's podcast, https://disabilityarts.online/projects/the-disability-and-podcast/Again, we make quite a few references to websites and research in this show. Here are the links!The connections between mental health and learning disability according to https://www.mencap.org.uk/learning-disability-explained/research-and-statistics/health/mental-health and https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/learning-disability-support/.Some research suggests that learning disabled people are more than twice as likely to experience a mental health problem than the population at large: see results on https://consensus.app/results/?q=Are%20learning%20disabled%20people%20more%20likely%20to%20have%20mental%20health%20problems%20than%20non-learning%20disabled%20people?&synthesize=onDisabled people are more at risk of loneliness than non-learning disabled people: ses results on https://consensus.app/results/?q=Are%20disabled%20people%20at%20higher%20risk%20of%20loneliness%20than%20non-disabled%20people%3F&synthesize=onFollow @livelymindspod on X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and more athttps://www.bio.link/livelymindsPlease note that this show does not constitute medical advice and is not a replacement for seeking professional help. You can find our more about the show and get signposting to support on our websitehttps://www.anyamedia.net/livelyminds--Show Transcript--W: Hi everyone, the following episode includes a brief reference to suicidal ideation and a potentially triggering comment made by a healthcare professional who is not identified in the conversation. There are also quite a few references to research again and you'll find links in the show notes. Please take care whilst listening and for signposting to support, visit our website anyamedia.net/LivelyMinds W: Hello, my name is Will. E: And my name is Ellie. W: You are listening to Lively Minds, the podcast about mental health challenges that go beyond the ebb and flow of the everyday. E: The podcast that looks at how developing our understanding of mental health issues influences the ways that we address them. W: Before we get going with today's episode, we just want to say a big thank you to the person who gave us a very generous anonymous donation at our Buy Me a Coffee page. You know who you are. It's very much appreciated. If you'd like to support the show too, then you can find our Buy Me A Coffee page at buymeacoffee.com/livelyminds. [Music] E: In today's episode we are talking about the interconnections and misconceptions surroundingmental health and learning disability.  W: According to the charities Mind and Mencap, learning disability and mental health are often muddled. At the same time, some studies show that learning disabled people are at least twice as likely to struggle with their mental health than the population at large. E: To guide us through this topic, we are delighted to welcome Paul Wilshaw to the show. Paul is an associate producer at Mind the Gap Theatre Company. His role includes supporting the company's producing team and project delivery. As well as being an advocate for Mind the Gap, Paul uses his own lived experience to be an advocate for learning disabled people. Paul is also presenter of Mind the Gap and Disability Arts Online's podcast, Disability and… I always want to say the dot dot dot. W: Welcome to the show Paul. P: Thank you very much for having me. Really do appreciate it. W: I guess we should start off just by saying that Ellie and I both know you outside of this podcast, known you for a while and it's just really great to actually finally be able to have you on the show. E: Definitely. P: It's great and I know Ellie from We Shall Not Be Removed and that was a great experience, except for, wish we didn't have to go through that experience in the first place but we did. E: Yeah W: Just to explain that We Shall Not Be Removed was the Disability Arts Alliance that came together during the pandemic to try and work out how we could have a better landscape for disabled artists during and most importantly, following the pandemic as well, right? E: Yeah,  P: definitely. E: Simultaneously it feels like it was ages ago that me and Paul were seeing each other on Zoom all the time, but actually it also in a way feels like it was like a month ago. P: I know. W: So Paul, thanks for coming and talking to us. To start off with, as I mentioned in the intro, according to both Mencap and Mind, Mencap being a charity that works with learning disabled people, Mind being a charity that focuses on mental health, learning disability and mental healthare often confused. So, we were wondering, do you agree with that? And if so, why do you think that is? P: I think it, it does get confused. A lot of the times that you can't actually tell what part is of you, what part is your learning disability and also what part is your mental health. And if, if you don't understand it yourself, then in a way, how can you expect other people to understand it. So I mean, I have depression, I got diagnosed with that, but I've also got learning disabilities and cerebral palsy. So what part of my personality is my learning disability, what part is it my mental health, and what part of it is my cerebral palsy?. It's a really hard thing to understand in myself, so I do understand why people get confused. I think though people do get confused, I think it's also that fear that people have of the unknown and the fact of that there's so much now being in the media around mental health, and people are trying to understand their mental health but also trying to understand have I got this disability? or is that part of my disability? And that sometimes, it's hard to actually know yourself. So yeah, no, I think there is definitely some confusion, but I think there's, people are trying to understand more, well I'm hoping so anyway. E: It's hard trying to figure out which bits which isn't it? And then at the end of the thought you're like, well, actually it's just sort of all the bits, a bit like a jigsaw or something.  P: Yeah, you have to put it all together. I think it's also that thing of that everyone's scared, but also there is fun around having your disability and having your mental health because there is fun in that.  E: Yeah.  P: I think that's something that people are like, how can that be fun? How is that fun? But you can't just, you're not always down.  E: Yeah P: And I think that's a thing that people just think, oh, if you've got depression, or if you've got this, you're always down. It's not always the case. It's also that support that you have in place as well.  E: Yeah. W: Can I ask Paul, if I had to put you on the spot and say, have you thought about what might be some differences between mental health and learning disability? P: I think my mental health fluctuates and I try not to use jargon words. So what I mean is it goes up and down. My learning disability is there all my life.  E: Yeah P: It's the best way I can describe it. My learning disability, I learn different from and I need support. With my mental health, I get support but it's not as easy. And sadly, I'm one of those people that probably tries to cover up and puts a face on stuff too much. And what I've started to realise more recently is that people know when my cerebral palsy is playing me up because I'm shifty and all that. And I'm, but with my mental health, only a few people will recognize when I'm going through one of my situations. W: mmm P: I think, yeah, there's so much. So, no, there's no, I think what mind and mencap put is very honest and say that it's not the same thing because it's not. And not, I mean, not one person will have the same situation. I mean, my situation is different than other people with mental health situations, but you need to be there to support everyone. And so, yeah. E: Yeah. P: And something that Mencap do talk about is how one of the problems about the confusion is that sometimes a learning disabled person might go to their doctor, and the doctor will just assume that whatever they're presenting is part of their learning disability, whereas in actual fact, it could well be a mental health issue. And the other thing they mentioned as well is that sometimes there can be a lack of connection between mental health and learning disability services within health as well, and a lack of coordination. P: A prime example of the doctors and stuff is that I went to my doctor ... continued here

Much of the inspiration for Neil Alexander's debut novel, 'The Vanishing of Margaret Small', came directly from the voices of people with a learning disability, and the incredibly moving first person accounts of living in long stay institutions, which he heard while working for the UK charity Mencap. Neil, who has a Masters degree in English Literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury, began his career working in health journalism. Originally from Northern Ireland, he now lives in the seaside town of Whitstable in Kent. He currently teaches English part-time and is editing his second novel, due out later next year. The Vanishing of Margaret Small is Uplit/Mystery and was published in UK November 2022. It is also published in translation in Italy (Garzanti) and Germany (Blanvalet), and has sold 50,000 copies since publication.Neil can be found on social media as:Twitter @neilalexander_Insta @neilalexanderwriterFacebook Neil Alexander AuthorIf you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk and you can access the FREE Mini Reboot through this link.You can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is published 20th June 2024. You can pre-order here or if you are on NetGalley you can request an ARC (advance reader copy) here.Happy writing, and may the words flow for you.

I was gonnae charity podcast are delighted to announce that this week's guest is Edel Harris OBE , the former CEO of Mencap, the UK's leading learning disability charity. Edel has over 25 years of experience in the social care sector and is passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities. She was until recently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Trustee of the Robertson Trust. In this episode, we talk to Edel about her career journey, her achievements and challenges at Mencap, and her advice for aspiring leaders in the social care sector. Tune in to hear her insights and stories on our podcast, available. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review our show. We hope you enjoy it.

In today's spparkling new episode of the podcast, Chad Bouton sits down with Ciara Lawrence. Ciara Lawrence is a person with a learning disability who currently works for MENCAP, which is the leading learning disability charity in the UK. Additionally, Ciara is the host of the Pink Sparkle Podcast, which is one of the current top ranking dissability podcasts. Outside of MENCAP, Ciara works with the Sunny Bank Trust and Head To Head Sensory Theatre as a trustee. Chad speaks to Ciara about her lived experience with disability, how it is she discovered her positive disability identity, and what inspired her to start her own podcast. You can find Ciara's Pink Sparkle Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can also follow her on FaceBook where she goes by Ciara Lawrence. Additionally, you can follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/ciarale01.

If you have problems with your bones, have you thought about drinking more milk? Rude and often silly questions can be an annoying part of everyday disabled life, but did you know this microaggression actually has a name? It's called ‘ablesplaining' and Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey have a lot to say about the annoying younger brother of mansplaining. Was your last medical appointment serene and relaxed or did you feel against the clock? A new survey of 1058 NHS frontline workers has revealed they feel the heat too with 71% saying they don't have enough time to tend to their patients as they would like. Dr Georgie and Dan Scorer, from Mencap, offer up thoughts and solutions. And Elle McNicoll, the bestselling author behind A Kind Of Spark visits the studio to chat about writing, her amazing neurodiverse cast for the TV series and why office politics were so confusing in her early 20s (just a few short years ago). Produced by: Beth Rose, Keiligh Baker, Rebecca Grisedale, Emma Tracey Research by: Efe Imoyin-Omene Recorded and mixed by: Dave O'Neill Edited by: Jonathan Aspinwall Email accessall@bbc.co.uk and say "Alexa, ask the BBC for Access All" for your smart-speaker to play the latest programme we've made.

The Possibility Club podcast: Practical Bravery COMPASSIONATE HOUSING!   In this episode of The Possibility Club, we're shining a light on a company that leans into the wicked problems of both care and housing. A company that takes the role of landlord, and developer - finding and maintaining housing stock. But it is housing stock for people who need care, and who want to have a high quality of life but need adjustments and understanding.   What kind of business, and what sort of business mindset, develops a mission like this - in a space others run away from?   Richard's guest this week has a vision for a world in which a world everyone with a learning disability has good housing and their needs met. He runs one of the largest community benefit societies in the UK, with a portfolio of over 1200 properties and over 2,000 tenants with a wide range of needs.   Meet the CEO of Golden Lane Housing; John Verge.   ----------     Golden Lane Housing https://www.glh.org.uk/   “It's got to feel like anybody's home.”   John Verge via Golden Lane website https://www.glh.org.uk/glhteam/john-verge/   “There's 1.1 million adults with a learning disability and at least 350,000 people with autism. They live in everyone's communities. Around about 150,000 of those will receive some support or funding from local government or their health authority, and that comes at a £6billion cost to Treasury. So this isn't a small, niche part of the social care or health sector.”   “We do do ‘new build' but the reality of commissioning in this country is very reactive. We've been talking with government about more strategic planning for local authorities and health authorities to better plan. But often we're being approached to house people very quickly.”   “We have a team of really dedicated housing officers who make sure that wellbeing and safeguarding is at the forefront of our work.”   John Verge via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnverge/?originalSubdomain=uk   Mencap https://mencap.org.uk/   Golden Lane's 2022 de-merger from Mencap, via Inside Housing https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/housing-association-becomes-standalone-landlord-after-de-merger-with-founder-body-74960   Golden Lane Housing via the National Autistic Society website https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/g/golden-lane-housing   “We tend to buy existing properties but they need to be in the right location and community setting, so not isolated, often finding those properties is difficult and when we find that property we need to do major renovations." Aftermath of the Rochdale social housing mould death news story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66358297   “A lot of failures are down to housing associations not taking into account the vulnerability of their tenants — and a blurring of the lines between social housing and supported housing.”   Section 21 ‘no fault eviction' notices https://www.gov.uk/evicting-tenants/section-21-and-section-8-notices   “Scrutiny of new tenants will be greater than now.”   Citizens' Advice on Section 21 notices https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-privately/during-your-tenancy/if-you-get-a-section-21-notice/   "We created a product, a solution, where we took the lease directly from the landlord. Now we're trying to find landlords who are prepared to do not just 12 or 24 months but a longer term arrangement.”   “The home, for anybody, is the foundations of building their lives in their communities.”   “For me this isn't about more money, it's about using the money we have better. Fundamentally, and we've been saying this for many years, it's about more strategic planning.”   -----------   This episode was recorded in May 2023 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts   For more visit www.alwayspossible.co.uk

The fourth of a series of round table discussions hosted by Kelly, and featuring the personalities that have contributed to the post war growth and settlement of Southampton.  Round Table participants Jayanti Shah, Vilma Scott and Manoj Patel.

Are You Listening? is now on season 4! We're so excited to be starting off with Health Watch Oxfordshire supporting the beginning of this podcast and this second episode is all about invisible and visible disabilities.   Trigger Warning: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Eating disorders, Abuse, Ableism   Molly (She/Her) is joined by Hamzah (He/Him) and Esah (He/Him) to explore invisible and visible disabilities. This insightful conversation touches on topics such as accessibility, education and ableism built into society. They specifically hone in on how professionals can support them and other young people. This is an episode that everyone should listen to, especially if you're trying to dismantle the internalised ableism.   **** DISCLAIMER: Views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts and their guests do not necessarily reflect those of Oxfordshire Youth.  **** Disability support and awareness   Yellow Submarine - https://www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk/ FAAAZE (Faringdon Access All Areas) – https://www.faaaze.org/ My Life My Choice - https://www.mylifemychoice.org.uk/ Keen Oxford - https://www.keenoxford.org/ Let's Play Banbury - https://letsplaybanbury.org/ Thomley - https://thomley.org.uk/ Scope - https://www.scope.org.uk/ Cyclability - https://www.cyclability.org/ Mencap - https://www.mencap.org.uk/ Disability Rights UK - https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/ The Royal National Institute of Blind People - https://www.rnib.org.uk/ The Royal National Institute for Deaf People - https://rnid.org.uk/ British Vogue, May 2023 - https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/british-vogue-may-2023-editors-letter   **** About Healthwatch Oxfordshire Health Watch Oxfordshire are the county's independent health and social care watchdog. They collect your opinions and experiences to inform and influence those who run your health and social care services. They can also provide help and advice if you have a question about local health services. You can get in touch with them in many ways:   https://healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services https://www.facebook.com/HealthwatchOxfordshire https://twitter.com/healthwatchoxon https://www.instagram.com/healthwatchoxfordshire/ **** Watch Are You Listening? On Youtube:  https://youtu.be/0Jb6euzwPHc

La Casa de Carlota isn't like most workplaces. The design studio, based in Barcelona, Spain, employs creatives who have intellectual disabilities, autism and schizophrenia. Working together with non-disabled colleagues, they produce striking graphics for campaigns and packaging, as well as original works of art. This isn't a government-backed scheme to help out a disadvantaged group, but a winning formula that is helping the studio forge a unique brand. In this programme we look at two companies who have realised there is strength in neurodiversity and hear from Natalie Duo from the charity Mencap. The vast majority of people with learning disabilities are unemployed, so how can other businesses can follow suit? Programme originally broadcast in April 2022. Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter: William Kremer Executive producer: Tom Colls Editor: Penny Murphy Image: Casa de Carlota

Haylands Farm & Sam from MenCap Interview 2023

“It is better to do great work that nobody knows about, authentically, that makes a real difference to the community you are working with, than to say all the right things but to let down that person that comes through your door.”   Ed Archer on co-production; shifting power; and diversity and inclusion issues in the charity sector. (#6)   In this episode, our main focus is on co-production and shifting power to people with lived expertise / lived experience. We also discuss diversity and inclusion issues in the sector, particularly through the lens of class; and Ed shares some great examples and practical advice on inclusive recruitment practice (this is around 28 minutes in).   Our guest is Ed Archer, Head of Service Design and Delivery at Toynbee Hall. Ed has previously been interim Policy & Campaigns Director at Ambitious about Autism, Director of the SEND Consortium, the National Strategic Lead for Children & Young People at Mencap, and is a member of the Council For Disabled Children Partnership Board. Those job titles are all a bit of a mouthful but basically what Ed does and knows really well is helping charities to listen to and work alongside the people they serve, finding ways to build fairness and transfer of power into ways of working across service delivery, campaigning, recruitment and more. Its about designing systems and structures that serve communities in the way they want and need.   For episode notes, links and other episodes, please visit https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/charity-impact-podcast/    If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review.  If you have any questions, feedback or enquiries regarding the podcast, you can e-mail me at hello@kedaconsulting.co.uk or tweet @alexblake_KEDA   This Podcast is brought to you by KEDA Consulting, where I help charities to develop strategy, secure funding and navigate a range of challenges and opportunities.    The purpose of the Charity Impact podcast is to learn more about how effective charities and individuals achieve social change or social impact. This podcast is for anyone who wants to make a difference, but particularly those who are working for social change / impact; including charity trustees, CEOs, staff, volunteers, advisors, philanthropists and public service professionals.

Noreen is in conversation with Mencap Cymru colleagues about the RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf) Me Time project: James Prestwood, Sian Davies, Gareth Pahl, Helen Mahony and Laura Thomas. We covered a bit of background about the project (which is still under way): what were the intentions, and where have they got to with it? We discussed how co-production comes with uncertainty and how that's not always comfortable, and how they found ways to work with this effectively. We also reflected on how relationships changed, including with their commissioners at the Local Authority. We ended with a few words of advice from each one, for anyone embarking on a similar co-production journey! Credit: final editing by Emmi Manteau.

In this month's Citizen Chat Ashleigh is joined by Mark Fosbrook from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Manager of the Include Me Project. He talks to us about the challenges of growing up with his disability, his journey, and achievements in sport and the work he has done with the combined authority in making the West Midlands an accessible and great place to live and work for everybody. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter: @MidlandMencapUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlandmencap/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMencap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Midland Mencap is a charity which works and campaigns for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone with experience of learning disabilities and additional needs. Midland Mencap is one of the West Midlands' leading learning disability charities with a strong, respected and established reputation for excellence and innovation. We believe our success is down to listening.

If you're a social media user you may well be familiar with the concept of vabbing – vaginal dabbing – where you use vaginal fluid as a perfume behind the ears and neck. Proponents claim it acts as an aphrodisiac to would-be lovers by spreading pheromones. Emma Barnett talks to sex expert Tracey Cox and the evolutionary biologist Dr Tristram Hunt. Have you tried it? Does it work? And is it sanitary? Adam Downs is one of 15 people with learning disabilities who is in a high security hospital. He is currently at Rampton Secure Hospital with serial killers, murderers and paedophiles even though he has never been convicted of an offence. Ex-patients include killers Charles Bronson, Ian Huntley and Stephen Griffiths. His mother Alison Rodgers and Dan Scorer from the learning disability charity Mencap talk to us about their campaign for him to be cared for in the community. They say at least 2000 people with learning disabilities and or autism are currently being detained in inpatient hospital units in England and the Government is not reaching the targets they set. It's almost 25 years since Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris. She once famously said “being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be” so what is the life of a princess in the modern royal family and how are our perceptions of that role influences by fiction and culture. Emma Barnett talks to Anita Anand the presenter of the Radio 4 series “Princess” which looks at famous historical and fictional princesses and also to writer and journalist Ros Coward who's co-authored a new book “Diana: Remembering the Princess” Award winning musician Sarah Class who has composed and produced the music for the series ‘BBC Africa' narrated by Sir David Attenborough, plays live in the studio ahead of her appearance at the Earth Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 27th August, as part of the BBC Proms series. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

The actor Samantha Womack on her new role as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. As the Lionesses reach the final of the Euros on Sunday let's not forget that the FA, the Football Assocation, banned the women's game for fifty years. Jacqui Oatley, the first female Match of the Day commentator, reflects on the women's game. Women with learning disabilities die on average 26 years younger than the general population. In her first interview since taking up the role of chair of trustees at the learning disability charity Mencap, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn tells Emma about why the life, and death, of her sister Diana Fairbairn, who had learning disabilities and cerebral palsy, has inspired her new campaigning role to improve support for people with learning disabilities. Namulanta Kombo on her award winning podcast 'Dear Daughter', which started with her idea of writing letters to her young daughter with advice for life. Norma McCorvey is the real person behind the Roe vs Wade court case of 1972. Her eldest daughter Melissa Mills discusses what her mum would have made of the court case she was so central to being overturned. Friends and business partners Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin have become stars of pandemic feel-good TV with their Netflix show Get Organised with The Home Edit. They go into someone's home and transform a cluttered space into something beautiful and functional. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

Friends and business partners Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin have become stars of pandemic feel-good TV, with their Netflix show Get Organised with The Home Edit. They go into someone's home – be it a Hollywood celebrity or a stressed family of five - and transform a cluttered space into something beautiful and functional. The emphasis is firmly on giving busy women back some time and headspace through better organisation of their homes. Clea and Joanna join Emma to give some pro tips and explain how they got the business off the ground with a little help from Hollywood actor and exec Reese Witherspoon. Women with learning disabilities die on average 26 years younger than the general population. This shocking figure is contained in a new report which investigates health inequalities for people with learning disabilities, and the resulting premature and, often, entirely avoidable deaths. In her first interview since taking up the role of Chair of Trustees at the Learning Disability charity Mencap, the former Director General of the CBI Dame Carolyn Fairbairn tells Emma about why the life, and death, of her sister Diana Fairbairn, who had learning disabilities and cerebral palsy, and who died last December, has inspired her new campaigning role to improve support for people with learning disabilities. As the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament releases its final report into the overlooked impacts of the menopause, Emma speaks to the Chair of that Committee, Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, about the actions she wants the government to now take up. These include consulting on making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act – meaning employers would have to make reasonable adjustments for menopausal women in the workplace. Last month, we asked listeners about the matriarchs in their lives, the redoubtable women whose stories deserve to be told. Today, listener Kate from Cambridge tells her Grandmother ‘Babushka's story.

Join Ashleigh and Curtis for the first Midland Mencap's Citizen Chat podcast. It is run by people with Learning Disabilities, giving their experiences and support for those who also have similar disabilities or long-term health conditions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter: @MidlandMencapUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlandmencap/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMencap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Midland Mencap is a charity which works and campaigns for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone with experience of learning disabilities and additional needs. Midland Mencap is one of the West Midlands' leading learning disability charities with a strong, respected and established reputation for excellence and innovation. We believe our success is down to listening.

The Department of Education needs to rethink its current regulations around apprenticeships, says Mencap. The UK's main learning disability charity found that current regulation presents unnecessary barriers for people with a learning disability or learning difficulty to enter and complete apprenticeships. In 2019/20, only 12 percent of all apprentices identified as having a learning disability, learning difficulty or a health problem. In this NHS Project Futures monthly podcast Mike Gray, Capability & Resourcing Manager at HEE, and Mark Capper, Mencap's Head of Development discuss why neurodiverse people need better access to apprenticeships, share some of the barriers preventing this underrepresented labour market accessing apprenticeships, share practical steps employers can do to improve access, and identify some of the benefits to be gained when employing this underrepresented group Connect with us: If you have views you'd like to share around this topic or other topics relating to education & training please get in touch with Mike Gray: NHSProjectFutures@hee.nhs.uk Thank you. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nhshee/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/nhs_healthedeng Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nhshee/ A transcript of this episode is available here.

Join Ashleigh and Curtis for the first Midland Mencap's Citizen Chat podcast. It is run by people with Learning Disabilities, giving their experiences and support for those who also have similar disabilities or long-term health conditions. Ashleigh and Curtis talk about entertainment, the Netflix show ‘A Typical' and what listeners should expect for future episodes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter: @MidlandMencapUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlandmencap/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMencap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Midland Mencap is a charity which works and campaigns for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone with experience of learning disabilities and additional needs. Midland Mencap is one of the West Midlands' leading learning disability charities with a strong, respected and established reputation for excellence and innovation. We believe our success is down to listening.

In the latest episode of SHD Headlines, Editor James Burman and Property Editor David Thame guide listeners through the top and trending logistics and supply chain stories from the past month. This month's stories include: Shoppers felt the impact of the March inflation Drivers set to benefit from £20m funding to improve roadside facilities GXO and Mencap look to expand the successful traineeship programme The latest logistics contracts Property update If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to ensure you don't miss our latest uploads. For the latest news, industry views, as well as the latest product innovations, visit https://www.shdlogistics.com/ (www.shdlogistics.com) or https://www.shdlogistics.com/newsletter_signup (subscribe to our newsletter). Don't forget to join the conversation and let us know what topics you want us to cover in future on https://twitter.com/shdlogistics (Twitter) or https://www.linkedin.com/company/shdlogistics/ (LinkedIn) @shdlogistics

La Casa de Carlota isn't like most workplaces. The design studio, based in Barcelona, Spain, employs creatives who have intellectual disabilities, autism and schizophrenia. Working together with non-disabled colleagues, they produce striking graphics for campaigns and packaging, as well as original works of art. This isn't a government-backed scheme to help out a disadvantaged group, but a winning formula that is helping the studio forge a unique brand. In this programme we look at two companies who have realised there is strength in neurodiversity and hear from Natalie Duo from the charity Mencap. The vast majority of people with learning disabilities are unemployed, so how can other businesses can follow suit? Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter: William Kremer Executive producer: Tom Colls Editor: Penny Murphy Image: Casa de Carlota

Inflation is the rise in the price of everything we buy. This week the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted prices would rise more than 7% this year, peaking at nearly 9% this winter. We hear from Isabel Stockton of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, on tax changes and the worst inflation most people have ever seen. Some very vulnerable people are facing an even worse cost of living crisis than the rest of us. The amount of money that working age disabled adults are allowed to keep from their benefits - the "minimum income guarantee" - has been frozen for 7 years, even though prices have risen. Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth investigates. And we hear from a family affected, and from Jackie O'Sullivan, Executive Director of Advocacy for the learning disability charity Mencap. The Chancellor is raising the income level at which employees start paying National Insurance. From July, anyone earning less than £12,570 will not pay NI contributions. How will this affect your state pension at retirement age? Money Box has reported sad stories of people who are manipulated by thieves into investing in what they thought was cryptocurrency. Most retail banks follow a code intended to ensure that victims are refunded where they are groomed into transferring their savings to crooks. However, banks often refuse to refund the money stolen by these psychological techniques. But one bank, TSB, refunds almost everyone. We hear from Paul Davis, TSB's Director of Fraud Prevention. And a major funeral plan provider, Safe Hands, goes bust with too little money to honour its promises. What faces their 45,000 customers now? Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Paul Waters Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Marianna Brain Editor: Emma Rippon

I chat to our Charity Mencap CEO Edel Harris OBE about her family life and her career!

In conversation with Rebecca Hyman . volunteer for Mencap . Becky is sharing with you information on the Mencap Treat Me Well Campaign and speaking about reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disability

To engage a group of teammates consider how engaged they are in the meeting. Are you leading a session that includes everyone? Are they listening? Are the participating? Do they care? Have you created space for playful engagement? Well here is Richard Gold to give a juicy way to add value for all next time you bring people together. It all starts with a safe environment. Here is a little about Richard; I am an experienced business consultant and manager with a blue-chip international background, working at senior levels in strategy, digital transformation, proposition development, innovation, customer experience and marketing in media, healthcare, heritage, leisure, financial services and public sectors - among others. I started out as a journalist and magazine editor in the media trade press before completing an MBA at INSEAD, and switching to consulting. In 25 years as a consultant, I have worked as principal in KPMG's strategy consulting practice; as head of interactive media at world leading brand consultancy Wolff Olins; and as an associate director at digital transformation consultancy Transform; in addition to several years working independently. I am now an independent consultant with a focus on helping organisations and teams to release the hidden potential of their people though emergent approaches to strategy, systems thinking and building psychological safety within teams. A certified facilitator in the LEGO® Serious Play® technique, I have founded Bulbb which uses playful techniques such as LSP and Applied Improv to support clients in strategy, change, team development, leadership development and project management. Bulbb's clients have included Novartis, Kier, Mencap, 02, eon, London School of Paediatrics and the MoD, among others. In a world that is that is changing at an accelerating pace, I use purposeful play to help organisations and teams solve some of their biggest issues. Check out this fantastic resource for teams https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/ https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/ https://www.lego.com/en-us/seriousplay LEGO® Serious Play®

We are so incredibly excited to share this interview with the pink diva herself, Ciara Lawrence! We learned so much about her work at Mencap, ways to support people with learning disabilities, how she came to be an ambassador for two different cervical cancer charities and, of course, her relationship as cousin to our favorite guitarist, U2's The Edge. (Did someone say jet skis?) We hope you learn something new and gasp with us as we learn the amazing celebrity encounters she has had. This is an absolutely blast, y'all. It's the first, but not the last! www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: mencap.org.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegardentarts/message

In this episode the focus is on Apprenticeships as one of the Ways Into Work. Mark Capper, the Business Development Manager at Mencap UK, discusses the role that supported internships and traineeships play in preparing people for work. He outlines how apprenticeships differ from these and the challenges that young people can face in getting an apprenticeship, often related to the apprenticeship standards as well as a reticence from some training providers to deliver more accessible programs. Mark details the ways in which apprenticeship could become more accessible, particularly through more flexible Maths and English requirements. He also provides an overview of the work Mencap is doing to help change policy in this area so that apprenticeships become a viable alternative for young people with additional needs.   Mencap Employment Services: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/employment-services Visit the podcast website https://expandingworlds.com/ Follow on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook @expandingworlds Please take a minute to review the show on Apple Podcasts

Recalling the discovery of her father’s DNR notice in his medical notes six years ago, Yasmeen Khan investigates clinical resuscitation, talking to terminally ill patients and bereaved family members. She discusses ethical issues surrounding the use of what is now called a DNAR notice or DNACPR – Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – examining the recent controversy over the placing of DNAR notices on people with learning disabilities, specifically in relation to the Covid pandemic. Yasmeen talks to representatives from Mencap, the Resuscitation Council UK, medical education and resuscitation expert Dr Linda Dykes, and Merry Varney, the lawyer responsible for representing the Tracey family in a landmark DNAR case. In this 2014 case, the Court of Appeal found that an NHS Trust had a legal duty to tell a patient with mental capacity that a DNACPR order had been placed on their medical records. Following the judgment, all NHS Trusts then had a legal duty to consult with and inform patients if such an order had been placed on their records. Throughout the programme, Yasmeen discusses the events surrounding the death of her father with her best friend, Julie. A Spools Out production for BBC Radio 4

Sara Sheard, Mencap's deputy people director, outlines how the charity felt a 'sense of responsibility' in executing strategy The post Mencap on delivering business value under pressure appeared first on HRD.

Sara Sheard, Mencap's deputy people director, outlines how the charity felt a 'sense of responsibility' in executing strategy The post Mencap on delivering business value under pressure appeared first on HRD.

For the final episode of the season, Ian meets William Carter, a remarkable student from South London who is refusing to let the barriers presented by severe dyslexia and dyspraxia stand in the way of the highest academic success.  William struggled at school so much that he didn't learn to read until he was 13 years old. He went on to achieve record breaking exam results, a first class degree and a PhD scholarship at the University of Berkeley in California.  He's had to fight for access to education at every stage, and is determined to ensure that future generations are not held back by educational inequality.  A Somethin' Else production. Unite Foundation: Providing free accommodation at university to care leavers, young carers and estranged youth - https://thisisusatuni.org Southward Scholarship: University tuition scholarship for low income students in Southwark, South London - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/help-you-to-find-a-job-or-training/southwark-scholarship-scheme-2021 NHS: Information and support for Young Carers - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/support-and-benefits-for-carers/help-for-young-carers/ You can find information and support on learning disabilities and differences in the UK through Mencap: https://www.mencap.org.uk/learning-disability-explained/what-learning-disability Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should a shift where you have to sleep at or near your place of work count as working time for the purposes of the national minimum wage? That is the question the Supreme Court has to answer this week as we also explore the distinction between politics and interpretation of the law. Music from bensound.com https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Becky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.

Claire Horton is the former chief executive of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and is currently director general of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. She joined Battersea in 2010 during its landmark 150th year, spearheading a campaign which transformed the animal rescue service into a UK top 10 charity brand. During her years in charge, income and volunteer numbers quadrupled; new facilities were developed and the charity successfully campaigned for changes in animal welfare legislation. As a teenager Claire volunteered for a number of organisations including Mencap and the Riding for the Disabled Association. At 18 she joined the police force as a special constable, patrolling the streets of Dudley where she lived. Her first position in the charity sector was at the NSPCC and she later worked for the Cats Protection League and the Variety Club of Great Britain. In 2020 she was appointed CBE for her services to animal welfare. Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

Subscribe to Murder and More on iHeartRadio - http://ihr.fm/2Zk1oCNSubscribe on Stitcher - http://bit.ly/3baduDSSubscribe everywhere else - http://bit.ly/2Nrbi2GAccording to Mencap, a learning disability is “a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life.” Typically, it can take a person with a learning disability longer to learn new things and they may need extra help to develop new skills or interact with others. Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability and 351,000 of these are children aged between 0-17. There are different conditions that make a person more likely to have a learning disability. The majority of people with Down's Syndrome and Williams Syndrome will more than likely have some level of learning disability. About half of people with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome will have a form of learning disability. Different types of learning disability exist, with some people presenting with only mild symptoms which makes it slightly more difficult to diagnose. Other people may have moderate or even severe learning disabilities and these people may need significantly more help, including with personal care, mobility and communication. Learning disabilities often get confused with learning difficulties, which umbrella conditions such as ADHD and dyslexia however it is possible for a person to have both a learning disability and a learning difficulty.Follow us on Twitter and Tumblr (@murderandmore), Instagram (@murderandmorepod) and Facebook (Murder and More Podcast/@mandmpod). View the sources and pictures for this episode at http://www.murderandmorepodcast.wordpress.com. Become a patron of Murder and More by heading to http://www.patreon.com/murderandmore. Buy merch at http://www.teepublic.com/murder-and-more. Buy me a coffee at http://www.ko-fi.com/murderandmore. Music: Leave Without Me, Atmospheric Piano Backing and Beautiful Piano Theme, https://purple-planet.com.Follow Murder and More on Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/murderandmoreInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/murderandmorepodFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/mandmpod~~~~~~~~~~~Indie Drop-InAll content legally licensed from the original creator. Thank you to () for the great episode. You can find Indie Drop-In at https://indiedropin.comSubscribe to our Patreon and Help us support Indie Creatorshttps://patreon.com/indiedropinTwitter: https://twitter.com/indiedropinInstagram: https://instagram.com/indiedropinFacebook: https://facebook.com/indiedropinAny advertising found in this episode is inserted by Indie Drop-In and not endorsed by the Creator.If you would like to have your show featured go to http://indiedropin.com/creators~~~~~~~~~~~

Subscribe to Murder and More on iHeartRadio - http://ihr.fm/2Zk1oCNSubscribe on Stitcher - http://bit.ly/3baduDSSubscribe everywhere else - http://bit.ly/2Nrbi2GAccording to Mencap, a learning disability is “a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life.” Typically, it can take a person with a learning disability longer to learn new things and they may need extra help to develop new skills or interact with others. Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability and 351,000 of these are children aged between 0-17. There are different conditions that make a person more likely to have a learning disability. The majority of people with Down’s Syndrome and Williams Syndrome will more than likely have some level of learning disability. About half of people with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome will have a form of learning disability. Different types of learning disability exist, with some people presenting with only mild symptoms which makes it slightly more difficult to diagnose. Other people may have moderate or even severe learning disabilities and these people may need significantly more help, including with personal care, mobility and communication. Learning disabilities often get confused with learning difficulties, which umbrella conditions such as ADHD and dyslexia however it is possible for a person to have both a learning disability and a learning difficulty.Follow us on Twitter and Tumblr (@murderandmore), Instagram (@murderandmorepod) and Facebook (Murder and More Podcast/@mandmpod). View the sources and pictures for this episode at http://www.murderandmorepodcast.wordpress.com. Become a patron of Murder and More by heading to http://www.patreon.com/murderandmore. Buy merch at http://www.teepublic.com/murder-and-more. Buy me a coffee at http://www.ko-fi.com/murderandmore. Music: Leave Without Me, Atmospheric Piano Backing and Beautiful Piano Theme, https://purple-planet.com.Follow Murder and More on Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/murderandmoreInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/murderandmorepodFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/mandmpod~~~~~~~~~~~Indie Drop-InAll content legally licensed from the original creator. Thank you to () for the great episode. You can find Indie Drop-In at https://indiedropin.comSubscribe to our Patreon and Help us support Indie Creatorshttps://patreon.com/indiedropinTwitter: https://twitter.com/indiedropinInstagram: https://instagram.com/indiedropinFacebook: https://facebook.com/indiedropinAny advertising found in this episode is inserted by Indie Drop-In and not endorsed by the Creator.If you would like to have your show featured go to http://indiedropin.com/creators~~~~~~~~~~~

In this episode of the HJ Talks About Abuse podcast, Alan Collins and Feleena Grosvenor explore the face mask exemption in relation to survivors of abuse. Although a vaccine is in sight, it is likely that face masks and coverings will be required for some time to come and it is important to raise awareness on this subject. Over several months’ rape survivor, Georgina Fallow, has been calling for the government to “educate” the public about face-covering exemptions and for guidance to be clearer in relation to why individuals may not be wearing a face covering. Ms Fallow wrote a letter to the government, which was co-signed by MP Bambos Charalambous and by charities including Mind, Mencap, Sense and Disability Rights UK, which asked the government to promote the Hidden Disabilities charity's Face Covering Exemption Card, and to launch an awareness campaign to publicise the exemptions. Ms Fallow explains that there are a number of people who simply cannot wear a mask due to the psychological harm it causes. She, for example, experiences traumatic flashbacks that are akin to hallucinations. She describes them as “so real as to effectively plunge me back into the worst of the experience”. The flashbacks can be so severe that police officers and paramedics have had to hold her down, sedate her and take her to hospital. We encourage anyone who has concerns about sexual abuse to get in touch with Alan Collins or Feleena Grosvenor.

I'm back with Season 2 and kicking off with a BANG!!I absolutely LOVED recording this episode and was so honoured to interview the incredible Dr Ro.For two decades, Dr Rohan Weerasinghe has been speaking to audiences in the fields of education, inspiration, personal growth, business and wealth creation.Having touched countless thousands of lives, Rohan is recognised as one of the UK's leading communication, inspirational and wealth education speakers. He is sought-after globally to speak at corporate events, personal development and wealth conferences and has spoken for several major charities including Make-A-Wish, Peace One Day, MENCAP and Global Angels. Rohan is a regular speaker for Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Education, one of the worlds largest wealth education companies.After a series of personal life-challenges, Rohan created his own turning point and developed a property portfolio that grew rapidly into a multi-million-pound portfolio in just a few years. Also focusing on his health and relationships, he dramatically changed his life and was very soon being asked to share with others the tools and methods he used to create such a transformation.In his 30 years he has helped people to overcome major health challenges, saved relationships, guided countless people on the path to financial independence, turned businesses around and created major turning points for people from all backgrounds and ages across the world.Dr Ro does not hold back in this episode and packs in SO many powerful tools to be able to help you make this the year that EVERYTHING changed.Make sure you listen right until the end and take the time to invest in yourself. Its the best investment you'll ever make.If you want to follow Dr Ro you can do at:PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/seekardo-show/id1482102664TAKE THE COMMUNICATION TEST: https://seekardo.com/test/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drro.tv/?hl=en-gbAs always I appreciate your support SO much and it would mean the world to me if you went over to Apple Podcasts and left me a 5 star review. This really does help the show so much and it means I can keep bringing you this content with incredible guests.  I'd really love to hear your feedback and what resonated with you most so connect with me on Insta....PODCAST:https://www.instagram.com/madeformorepod/PERSONAL: https://www.instagram.com/carlymeyerslifestyle/ Download my FREE course... 'SELF BELIEF BOOSTER - OVERCOME YOUR SELF DOUBTS IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS' HERE!!!!!Enjoy Carly xxx

Sam MenCap interview 2020.

Ym mhennod ddiweddaraf y podlediad rhedeg Cymraeg mae Owain Schiavone'n cael sgwrs gyda'r rhedwr marathon, a boi iawn, Peter Gillibrand (@GillibrandPeter). Mae Peter yn newyddiadurwr fu'n gohebu tipyn ar farathon Llundain elen - y ras elite a rhithiol - ac a fu'n ddigon ffodus i holi Paula Radcliffe ac Eliud Kipchoge wrth wneud hynny. Roedd Peter ei hun yn rhedeg y marathon rhithiol wedi'i wisgo fel seren er mwyn codi arian at elusen Mencap - gallwch ei noddi nawr https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=PeterGillibrand1&pageUrl=1. Mae agwedd Peter at redeg, a'r modd mae wedi mynd ati i ddefnyddio rhedeg fel modd o helpu eraill yn ysbrydoliaeth. Cerddoriaeth y bennod yma ydy 'Y Gorwel' gan Ghostlawns, fydd ar yr albwm Motorik - allan ar 30 Hydref.

In this sixteenth episode of the season of the Her Spirit podcast BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin and BBC Triathlon presenter Annie Emmerson talk to Jo Whiley, Radio DJ and TV presenter.Arguably one of the most recognisable voices in British Broadcasting, Jo Whiley has had an exciting and varied career and is considered one of the nation’s favourite radio DJs. Jo was born in Northampton. After studying in Brighton and dabbling on BBC Radio Sussex’s new music show, her first broadcasting job was as a presenter for WPFM, Radio 4’s youth culture and music show. She then moved over into TV, initially on satellite, then to Channel 4 as band booker for ‘The Word’, giving Britain its first television taste of bands such as Nirvana and Rage Against The Machine.Jo joined Radio 1 in the Spring of 1993 and in September she became permanent co-presenter of The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq. Four years later she landed her own daytime show, and remained part of Radio 1’s weekday line-up until 2009, when she began a new weekend programme. Jo currently presents her evening show Monday - Thursday on Radio 2.Jo has also presented coverage of the Glastonbury Festival on Radio 1, Channel 4 and BBC-TV, plus she’s hosted several music programmes for Channel 4. Jo is a celebrity ambassador to Mencap, a UK charity that works to support people with learning difficulties. She hosts the Little Noise Sessions concerts, in aid of the Mencap charity enlisting the support of many well-known international music artists. Jo is also a supporter of Tommy’s - The Baby Charity and the Patron of the Cri du Chat Syndrome Support Group.Jo talks about how she got into triathlon after a call from Louise in 2019 and has gone on to complete her extremely demanding triathlon challenge for Sport Relief in 2020, in which she did three triathlons in three days in three different cities and raising money for Sport Relief.She talks about her love of swimming, menopause and life in lockdown with her husband Steve and 4 children.These podcasts have been made possible through the support of Medichecks www.medichecks.com and Sport England www.sportengland.org. For more information on Her Spirit go to www.herspirit.co.uk and sign up and download the Her Spirit app. It's FREE till the end of June 2020.

Welcome to this week's episode of The Mindset Mentor Meets Podcast which hears Angela interviewing John Verge, CEO at Golden Lane Housing. About our guest John is CEO of Golden Lane Housing, and has worked for the UK learning disability housing association set up by Mencap for 20 years. During his time at Golden Lane Housing, the organisation has lead on innovative solutions for thousands of people with a learning disability and autism across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and won a variety of national awards for their social impact bonds and specialist services. He has a Masters in Housing Studies, MBA from Warwick Business School and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and Royal Society of Arts.  About this show John shares so much wisdom in this episode from a pragmatic and balanced perspective. John explains that through his experiences he has recognised that when things aren't going so well at work, in a project or situation, it often comes down to people either not being engaged, not having confidence, or not being fully bought in.  This causes him to reflect back on his own actions and learn lessons to allow him to communicate more effectively moving forward.  He is a true believer in reflection before action and rather than jump to conclusions, would prefer to think first and assess a situation so he can make a balanced decision.  His allotment provides lots of mindfulness activity for John and is the key to him feeling relaxed and stress free.  An uplifting and inspiring half hour. Keep in touch with John: http;//www.linkedin.com/in/Johnverge About the Host Angela Cox, Mindset Mentor is an award-winning behavioural change life coach. She works with leaders and professionals helping them to stop being stuck, build the belief and unleash their absolute potential. To find out more about working with Angela visit http://www.angela-cox.co.uk To follow on social media http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelacoxmindsetmentor http://www.instagram.com/mindset_mentor_angela_cox http://www.facebook.com/mindsetmentorangelacox You can purchase Angela's book, Enough here... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enough-proves-achieve-anything-believe-ebook/dp/B07D3RZH8J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1585036301&sr=8-4

In today's episode we explore the evolving world of therapy. If you're not interested in therapy (or you don't think you are), you'll still find this chat both useful and - dare we say it - possibly therapeutic ;). That's because we talk to a successful entrepreneur about her well-being rituals, challenges around cancer - especially during lockdown -  and her journey from staring at spreadsheets to changing lives. Full show notes, resources mentioned and special offers can be found at: https://mindunlocked.co/podcast. This episode could have easily been called “How a busy CEO with breast cancer navigates lockdown and homeschooling”!. We get into a fascinating discussion around technology and the future of therapy - chatbots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality - what we're seeing TODAY and how we see these areas evolving. If you've ever wondered what happens in a therapy session or why therapy might work, we lift the veil on those things too, from the perspective of our guest.Dr Sheri Jacobson is a retired senior therapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, after being accredited for 16 years.During that time she worked for Mind, MENCAP, a women's centre, an alcohol advice centre, Britain's National Health Service, and with private clients. She established Harley Therapy in 2006 with the goal of providing first-rate therapy services by carefully vetted practitioners, as well as compiling educational resources for those who cannot access these services. Sheri oversees the hand-selection of highly skilled, warm and engaging practitioners to work from Harley Therapy's rooms in central London - and Harley Therapy is London's largest psychotherapy clinic group -  as well as Harley Therapy Platform - a network of therapists accessible globally, with fees from as low at £25 per session. As Harley Therapy is our show sponsor, you can find a special offer from them on our podcast homepage at www.mindunlocked.co/podcast.  Back to Sheri… She has been called the 'Mary Berry of Therapy' for her dedication to the field of therapy, she is passionate about de-stigmatising mental health and therapeutic support and making it a positive mainstream topic. Enjoy the episode!

This week, Karen is joined by Victoria Pike, Head of Data at Mencap to discuss what it means to work in data with a charity. Having previously worked as an Enterprise Architect at Sainsbury's, Victoria offers a unique view on the difference between the two industries.

***This episode is brought to you by PodGo, the easiest way to monetise your podcast. Sign up today at podgo.co***According to Mencap, a learning disability is “a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life.” Typically, it can take a person with a learning disability longer to learn new things and they may need extra help to develop new skills or interact with others. Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability and 351,000 of these are children aged between 0-17. There are different conditions that make a person more likely to have a learning disability. The majority of people with Down’s Syndrome and Williams Syndrome will more than likely have some level of learning disability. About half of people with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome will have a form of learning disability. Different types of learning disability exist, with some people presenting with only mild symptoms which makes it slightly more difficult to diagnose. Other people may have moderate or even severe learning disabilities and these people may need significantly more help, including with personal care, mobility and communication. Learning disabilities often get confused with learning difficulties, which umbrella conditions such as ADHD and dyslexia however it is possible for a person to have both a learning disability and a learning difficulty. Follow us on Twitter and Tumblr (@murderandmore), Instagram (@murderandmorepod) and Facebook (Murder and More Podcast/@mandmpod). View the sources and pictures for this episode at www.murderandmorepodcast.wordpress.com. Become a patron of Murder and More by heading to www.patreon.com/murderandmore. This episode's promo is Lady Justice. Music: Leave Without Me, Atmospheric Piano Backing and Beautiful Piano Theme, https://purple-planet.com.

Alison White's memoir Letter to Louis about raising a child with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities was the subject of the Woman's Hour drama. Jenni spoke to Alison and Louis. She also heard from Edel Harris, chief executive of Mencap about life during lockdown for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. Rachel Winterflood, a critical care nurse; “Mary” who works as a nurse in ICU and Jessica Sainsbury, a student nurse who has opted to finish her training with clinical practice discuss their experiences and concerns working on the frontline. The psychologist Caspar Addyman on his new book The Laughing Baby, which is all about the science of why babies laugh. The Netflix series Unorthodox tells the story of a teenager who flees her ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community and an arranged marriage in New York, for a new life in Berlin. The four part drama series is inspired by Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. British Indian cook Asma Khan has only ever employed women in her restaurant kitchen since she founded Darjeeling Express in 2015. Forced to close in March, she tells Jenni how she is looking after her staff now, and what she’s been cooking at home during Ramadan. Some people are experiencing fitful nights in lockdown, with a number of social media users reporting unusually vivid dreams. What is the science behind dreaming? Dr. Megan Crawford from the Sleep Research Unit at Strathclyde University, and the psychotherapist Lucy Beresford discuss. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Dianne McGregor

All week our drama has been about a woman bringing up her son who has cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. Today we hear from the real people behind the story: Alison White and Louis, who's an adult now. And afterwards we hear from Mencap about life during lockdown for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. We continue our Corona Diaries. Today we have Kate Tudge who breeds pigs in Herefordshire. We go to America to speak to Alix Kates Shulman, author of "Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen" who's making face masks. "A midlife crisis" is often used to describe middle-aged men being indulgent or irresponsible. But before it became a cliché, the term was a feminist concept. In 1976, a journalist called Gail Sheehy used it to refer to both men and women who might be reassessing their life and their choices and looking for a change. Susanne Schmidt, a history lecturer at Freie University in Berlin has written a book about Sheehy and her ideas. It's called Midlife Crisis: The Feminist Origins of a Chauvinist Cliché.

In this episode I talk to Jo Whiley, BBC R2 broadcaster & TV presenter, about family caring for her learning disabled sister Frances, presenting her evening radio show during shut down and how we're all changing. I also speak to Edel Harris, newly appointed CEO of Mencap, on how the charity is supporting learning disabled people, care workers and family carers during the pandemic.Links mentioned in this episode : helpline number 0808 8081111 ( open 9am-3pm Monday-Friday)email : helpline@mencap.org.ukMencap community : https://www.mencap.org.uk/onlinecommunity

Coaching has seen a huge rise in the last few years. But with this rise, comes a need to better understand what the fundamental role of coaching is. In this week’s episode, Dr Sheri Jacobson helps uncover the difference between therapy and coaching, how to find the right coach for you, and coaching in a workplace setting. Sheri started her therapy training in 1997, so with an extensive background, including working for the NHS and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, she’s the Founder of a UK-wide marketplace, Harley Therapy, where it’s their mission to connect the public with experienced and committed practitioners working to alleviate emotional difficulties and promote psychological health. Links mentioned in this show: Coachfederation.org www.HarleyTherapy.co.uk www.Mind.org.uk www.Mencap.org.uk ‘Play Bigger’ by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney Hosted by Gillian Davis, co-author 'First Time Leader; Foundational Tools to Inspire and Enable Your New Team' this podcast is to inspire managers to step up and lead their teams. For more information, visit www.OverTimeLeader.com.

In this week's episode of the HRD Live Podcast an incredible team from Mencap, explore the challenges employees with learning difficulties face and how Mencap is changing their lives. The post Mencap: Why you should recruit employees with learning disabilities appeared first on HRD.

In this week's episode of the HRD Live Podcast an incredible team from Mencap, explore the challenges employees with learning difficulties face and how Mencap is changing their lives. The post Mencap: Why you should recruit employees with learning disabilities appeared first on HRD.

Brewer and broadcaster Jaega Wise visits breweries where a progressive approach to employing people with learning disabilities is pouring away preconceptions. Helping tell the story is Michaela Overton, a brewer at Ignition in Sydenham, South London, a brewery founded to create meaningful work for people with learning disabilities, which has gone from glorified homebrew to running two taprooms selling their beers. In this programme, we follow their collaboration with London brewer Gipsy Hill to make a beer as part the Social Brew Collective. Jaega joins in the project teams up with Spotlight Brewing in Goole in East Yorkshire. There she meets Neil, Michael and Kev and Ric who are making beers with names like Undiagnosed and Spectrum to raise awareness of learning disabilities. Spotlight and Ignition are a taste of change to come but Jaega finds opportunities like these in the food industry are hard to come by for most people with learning disabilities so she meets Mencap's Natalie Duo to talk about her work training potential employers in the changes they can make to create a more accessible workplace. Presenter: Jaega Wise Producer: Tom Bonnett

Graham Laycock talks to Jean Rigden and Jon Reeves from Elmbridge Mencap talking about the organisation and how it helps people with learning disabilities and their parents/carers in the Elmbridge and surrounding areas. 

Vincent talks us through the challenges facing tech in the charities sector, especially achieving the standards desired when resources are so tight. Plus, what are the challenges faced by charities when you’re not raising money for either animals, children or cancer! Getting exposure can be hard. Also on the show I talk to Sebastian de Zulueta, founder of Market Minds. If you think Insurance3point0 sounds like an event you’d like to attend… then get yourself down there next Thursday! https://www.insurance3point0.com/event-info/insurance-3-0-p-ii

Graham Laycock talks to Jon Andrews from Mencap about his role as a support worker with the charity helping adults with learning difficulties during Mencap’s current campaign highlighting the importance of this role. With him is William who he supports.

Tom Kirby is joined by Jane Hatton CEO of Evenbreak and discuss the challenges faced by people with disability in getting into work.

If there is no requirement to undertake work, but merely to be available for work, would it be 'working time' for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage? In this episode of the podcast I cover a recent case decided by the Employment Appeal Tribunal which deals with employees who are 'on-call' with varying requirements on their time and whether they are entitled to the National Minimum Wage for the 'on-call' time.   In this episode I will cover: The recent case of Frudd v Partington Group Limited from the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The facts of the case and how they differ to the Mencap case regarding sleep-ins. The principles of the National Minimum Wage Regulations on the issue of 'working time'. The key points to note if you have staff working 'on-call' shifts. Action Points If you have staff who work 'on-call' shifts for you then you should review how you are paying them. Consider dividing the 'on-call' time up if the requirements upon them vary during that time. Seek advice if you are unsure. Useful Links Podcast Episode 104 covering the Royal Mencap Case Frudd v Partington Group Limited - 2019 - Employment Appeal Tribunal Royal Mencap Society v Blake - 2018 - Court of Appeal    Please do leave any comments, ideas and best practice below. Please ensure that any comments are respectful to all views and opinions. As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £180 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion - alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour   Don't forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001 or 023 8098 2006  

The team from **Mencap Liverpool** joined **Mick Coyle** for this edition of _Liverpool Live_. Outreach coordinator **Sheldon Griffiths** and progression coordinator **Charlotte Crowder** were in-studio to discuss the services offered by the organisation, and Mencap member **Aaron McKenna** was on hand to share his experiences with the charity.  Full details of Mencap's services can be found on their website: **mencapliverpool.org.uk** Originally broadcast **16th April 2019**. Follow **@MrMickCoyle** & **@MencapLiverpool**. Produced by **@John_Fogarty**.

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Midland Mencap Podcast! Episode 1! We're excited to share our first ever podcast. Listen to Dave Rogers and Tom Kirby talk about our 70th year as a charity, learning disability, mental health, blogging and of course Brexit... Tom Kirby https://twitter.com/Kirby22Tom Dave Rogers https://twitter.com/DaveRogersMMCEO Fundraise for Midland Mencap https://www.facebook.com/fund/Midland... Donate to Midland Mencap https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/dona... Website https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MidlandMencapUK Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMencap/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlandmencap/

On this month's Podcast Tom Kirby Interviews Councillor John Cotton Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities at Birmingham City Council. They talk through topics such as social inclusion, transport, disability hate crime, Brexit and much more! Tom Kirby https://twitter.com/Kirby22Tom John Cotton https://twitter.com/CllrJohnCotton Fundraise for Midland Mencap https://www.facebook.com/fund/Midland... Donate to Midland Mencap https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/dona... Website https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MidlandMencapUK Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMencap/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlandmencap/

The Brilliant Corners were a British indie pop band from Bristol who recorded throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The group was formed in 1983, taking the name from the Thelonious Monk jazz album, Brilliant Corners. The line-up included David Woodward (b. Avonmouth, Bristol, England; vocals, guitar), Chris Galvin (1959 – 22 December 1998; bass guitar), Winston Forbes (lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals), Bob Morris (drums) and Dan (occasional trumpet and keyboards). A later addition was Phil Elvins on guitar. The band's first releases were early examples of indie pop, with three singles being released in 1984 on their own SS20 label. Their first (mini-)album, Growing Up Absurd, appeared the following year. With an explosion of indie pop groups in 1986, their May release Fruit Machine EP gained them both attention and radio airplay, followed by a second mini-album, What's In A Word. "Brian Rix", a re-recorded version of a track from the LP, with added trumpet, and a tribute to Rix, the "king of farce", was issued as a single, the proceeds going to Mencap, the charity of which Rix was chairman. The video, featuring Woodward running Rix-like around a couch with his trousers around his ankles, was shown on The Tube, further raising the band's profile. In March 1988, the band set up another label, McQueen, and released third album, Somebody Up There Likes Me, followed by a collection of their sought-after early singles, Everything I Ever Wanted. Two more albums followed in 1989 (Joy Ride) and 1990 (Hooked), followed by a second compilation, Creamy Stuff, in 1991. They released A History Of White Trash in 1993 before splitting up. Woodward and Galvin formed the Experimental Pop Band in 1995. Galvin died from cancer in 1998.

This is the last episode of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign.Transcript: Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 6 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listened to previous episodes, please go back to Episode 1 to hear Rachel’s story from the beginning. Rachel: When things are going seriously wrong with your appendix, you need surgery right away. I was very afraid. The doctor who was putting me to sleep. They tried to relax me, but it didn’t help. Dad was outside.Doctor: Are you sure you’re okay? Do you need a blanket? Do you have a favourite toy or something you can hold onto? I could try and get your dad back in here if that would help.I may not understand things really fastly but I’m not a kid.No one would just say what was happening.They went to put a needle into my arm. I jumped really badly.They said they were sorry. I said I wanted to know what was happening.Doctor: All I’m going to do is wipe this bit of your arm with alcohol and put in this needle. It should be just a quick pinch. Then, I’m going to put this mask over your face, but it won’t smell bad. Just take deep breaths and we’ll count to ten together.Once they said what was happening, everything was fine. They put a mask on my face, but I was calm. I counted to ten.One.Two.Three.Four…...Rachel’s story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Ronnie’s story. To read Ronnie’s story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/treatmewell.Sign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Episode 5 of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign.Transcript: Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 5 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listened to previous episodes, please go back to Episode 1 to hear Rachel’s story from the beginning. Rachel: Sometimes, hospitals can be so big.I felt like I was running for ages.Finally, my dad ran found me. He helped me calm down. Some of the doctors tried to find me. They told my dad I needed a scan now.They needed to know what was making my stomach hurt. I told them I was afraid of little places.Med Professional: We can definitely do a different kind of scan if a CT scan isn’t possible.They did an X-Ray instead.I told the person on the X-Ray that I have a learning disability. They said their brother had a learning disability too.They walked me through the X-Ray. They told me about each step. They helped me understand what the X-Ray does.It only took a little bit of extra time, but I felt so much better. Med Professional: We’ll put you on this table, Rachel. Then we’ll put this heavy blanket over you because X-Rays can be bad for your health if you are around them a lot. I’ll stand behind there and push the button and then it’ll be done.After the X-Ray, another doctor said there was something wrong.I needed to have surgery right now.My dad was very unhappy. He wanted to make a complaint.I have gone home without no test. The medicine they had first given me wasn’t good for me to take.I didn’t want to make a fuss but Dad was right. Announcer: This is the end of Episode 5.Rachel’s story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Angus’ story. To read Angus’ story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/treatmewell.Sign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Episode 4 of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign.Transcript: Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 4 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listened to previous episodes, please go back to Episode 1 to hear Rachel’s story from the beginning. Med Professional: Rachel, come with me, quickly.Rachel: I’m not sure who it was, but they rushed me out of the room. I didn’t know what was happening. The doctor was talking so fast. They rushed me to another room. Where is my hospital passport? And where is my dad? I wanted to ask but couldn’t get the words out.Med Professional: So sorry for the delay and the mixup but we’ve just been backed up with different requests. I’ve managed to get you in to get a CT scan so we can see whether or not you’ve got appendicitis or if it’s just maybe just a fever along with some gastrointestinal problems.Rachel: When we got there, I saw this big machine. You could lie down inside it. They wanted me to lie down so that I could go in the machine.No one told me what’s gonna happen. I wished that nurse from before was here.Med Professional: Now if you’ll just get on the table, we’ll get you into the CT scan so we can…. Rachel: I don’t like little places. They scare me. And my dad wasn’t there. I can’t understand what this person was saying.I couldn’t help it. I started to get upset. They tried to get in the machine. I screamed and I ran.Announcer: This is the end of Episode 4.Rachel’s story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Desmond’s story. To read Desmond’s story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/treatmewell.Sign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you have to pay the National Minimum Wage for time an employee is sleeping? In this episode of the podcast I cover the high profile case of Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake within which the Court of Appeal decided the question of whether employers have to pay the National Minimum Wage for every hour the employee is at work, including sleep-time. This case follows various cases on this issue which have led to confusion and uncertainty for employers, many of whom are involved in the care sector. In this episode I will cover: Background to the National Minimum Wage Regulations. Why there is a distinction between the rules for National Minimum Wage and Working Time Regulations. Why this case provides much needed clarity on the issue. The facts of the case. Action Points 1. When taking on staff to do “sleep in shifts” or similar “on call” work, there is no longer a requirement to pay the minimum wage for hours spent actually sleeping. 2. If you already pay sleep in workers the minimum wage for their entire shift, contact us for advice on whether you can stop such payments in the future. 3. If you are unsure how this decision affects your business, please give us a call – 01983 897003 – 023 8098 2006 – 01722 653001 Useful Links   Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2018] EWCA Civ 1641   As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and support with settlement discussions and documentation. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £180 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion - alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour Don't forget you can contact us by email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or miranda@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001 or 023 8098 2006

This is Episode 3 of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign.Transcript:Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 3 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Too many people with a learning disability face problems when they go to hospital. We want to change this. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listened to previous episodes, please go back to Episode 1 to hear Rachel’s story from the beginning. Rachel: I’m lucky that my pharmacist knows me really well. She helped calm me down. She says things in a way I can understand. She called my dad so that he could go with me. Blood tests make me feel really nervous. I told the nurse I had a learning disability. The nurse said they had had training last month in helping people with a learning disability. I had brought my hospital passport with me, and the nurse read everything inside it.Nurse: Now Rachel, I’m going to feel this part of your arm to find a vein first. Is that OK? Then we’ll put this rubber band on your arm to make it easier for us to get the blood. I’m going to take this small needle and then we’ll quickly put it in the vein and get the blood.Rachel: The nurse told me everything she was going to do with the blood test, but she noticed that my head felt hot. I told her my stomach was hurting all of the time now. The nurse looked worried. So did my dad. She said we can’t wait for the blood test results.Nurse: I’m going to see what I can do to get a scan for you, Rachel. I think it’s going to take too long to get the blood test results.Rachel: My dad and I were waiting in the lobby. He went to the toilets and while he was in the toilet, they called my name. Announcer: This is the end of Episode 3.Rachel’s story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Nick’s story. To read Nick’s story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, visit www.mencap.org.uk/treatmewellSign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

James Pearce caught up with Mencap campaigner Ciara Lawrence about her latest work with the charity, their 'Treat Me Well' campaign and her latest brush with fame!

This is Episode 2 of Rachel's story, part of our Treat me well campaign at Mencap.Sign up to get more episodes and hear about our campaign, Treat me well, at mencap.org.uk/treatmewell.=====TranscriptAnnouncer: You are now listening to Episode 2 of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat Me Well Campaign.Too many people with a learning disability face problems when they go to hospital. We want to change this. Every episode of Rachel's story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who've been to hospital. If you haven't listened to previous episodes, please go back to Episode 1 to hear Rachel's story from the beginning.Rachel: I calmed down and the doctor pushed on my stomach. It hurt so much. The doctor mumbled something but I couldn't understand what it was.Doctor: Does it hurt there? Or there? How about there? It could be appendicitis or could just be some gastrointestinal issues. You don't seem to have a fever so we'll get you a blood test.Rachel: I left the room with two pieces of paper: one green, one white. Honestly, I didn't know where to go. The doctor told me, but I couldn't remember. One of the papers was for the pharmacist. The other was for the blood test. But which one? And where should I go first? The hospital was loud and busy. I just had to leave. I remember my pharmacy gives me green papers, so I thought maybe I should go there first. Soon, I was at the pharmacy near my house. I go there a lot so they they know me.Pharmacist: Hello Rachel! How are you today? You don't look too well.Rachel: I told her about my stomach and what happened at A&E.Pharmacist: Your stomach hurts? On your side? You feel a little bit warm. You might be getting a fever. Now, let's have a look at this prescription. Well, I can tell you this medication won't work well with the pills you are already on.Rachel: She looked worried. She told me I was supported to take the form to the receptionist. I started to get upset. My stomach was still hurting. I didn't know what to do. What's wrong with me?Announcer: This is the end of Episode 2. Rachel's story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel's experiences in this episode are based on Anne G's story. To read Anne G's story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/treatmewell. Sign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode.Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is Episode 1 of Rachel's story, part of our Treat me well campaign at Mencap.Sign up to get more episodes and hear about our campaign, Treat me well, at http://mencap.org.uk/treatmewell.=====TranscriptAnnouncer: You are now listening to Episode 1 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat Me Well campaign. Too many people with a learning disability face obstacles when they go to hospital. We want to change this.Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital.Rachel: Do you remember the last time you had a stomach ache? It’s usually nothing serious, right. I didn’t think it was weird one Sunday when my stomach started to hurt a little bit. I couldn’t eat my lunch, even though it was my favourite – cheese on toast. But then the bottom of my stomach started really hurting. That’s when I knew I should probably tell someone. My name is Rachel and I live on my own. I have a support worker and my parents visit once a week. But my support worker wasn’t going to come until Tuesday. And I could feel the pain getting worse. I went to A&E because I wasn’t sure where else to go. It was loud. A lot was going on. Sometimes when there is too much noise, I get upset. So, after I checked in, I tried to ask the person at reception if there was a quiet place to wait.Receptionist: I’m sorry but we don’t have any other places to sit apart from the waiting room. If you really need a quiet place, I’m afraid you’ll have to go outside. Next!Rachel: I looked outside. It was raining hard. I took the form and went to a corner of the room. Filling out the forms was difficult. There were lots of long words. I have a learning disability and I didn’t have a person to ask for help. The receptionist seemed too busy and I didn’t want to bother him again. So I did my best. I waited until the doctor called me in. The doctor seemed really busy. I tried to explain that my stomach was really badly hurting. They asked me some questions I didn’t understand.Doctor: Do you have any existing gastrointestinal conditions? Could you be pregnant? It could be a number of things causing your abdominal issues. What I’m going to do is do some basic physical tests, we’ll get you a blood test, and I’ll give you a prescription for a painkiller.Rachel: When the doctor lifted up my shirt, I jumped really badly. I didn’t understand what they were trying to do. Everything was happening fast.Doctor: Oh! Don’t worry! I’m just checking your abdominal area. Sorry about that!Rachel: I was trying not to panic. But I could feel myself getting more and more anxious.Announcer: This is the end of Episode 1. Rachel's story is combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Anne G’s story.To read Anne G’s story and to find out more about Treat me well, our campaign for better hospital care, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/TreatMeWell. Sign up to campaign emails on the website to get the next episode. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we enter the world of Chap Hop talking to Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, about creating and living a persona, DIY management and tailored merchandise.   In a world with so much musical choice, Mr B has created a truly unique genre. This episode provides some great things to think about for anyone looking to be slightly different, which probably covers a decent proportion of all musicians out there.   The good cause this week is Mencap, which comes with a fantastic story.   More information and show notes at www.acpgmusic.com/episode010

This week we enter the world of Chap Hop talking to Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, about creating and living a persona, DIY management and tailored merchandise.   In a world with so much musical choice, Mr B has created a truly unique genre. This episode provides some great things to think about for anyone looking to be slightly different, which probably covers a decent proportion of all musicians out there.   The good cause this week is Mencap, which comes with a fantastic story.   More information and show notes at www.acpgmusic.com/episode010

Fewer than 6% of people with a learning disability have a job. Government figures show that disability employment rates are going up but Mencap says that employment in this group is going down. Mencap's CEO Jan Tregelles and employee Vijay Patel, who has a learning disability, came in to tell us how things could be different. Patel loves his work and says it’s unfair that more people with learning disabilities aren’t given the chance to be employed. Some great insight and depth in this programme, it's well worth a listen. With the Ouch team: Damon Rose, Beth Rose and Emma Tracey. Write and say hello - Email ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. Subscribe to Ouch as a weekly podcast and please review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from - it helps other people to find us.

Eddie worked with many residents at Bryn y Neuadd. Many left a lasting impression on him. He often bumps into them in the community where he lives today.

John is one of the few residents from Bryn y Neuadd we have been able to interview. He first spent time at Oakwood Park Hospital in the 1970s before moving to Bryn y Neuadd in 1971 where he eventually met his wife.

Trish and Ann both worked together as nursing assistants at Bryn y Neuadd in the 1980s. Today they work for Cartrefi Cymru, supporting people in the community.

Mary has been deeply involved in the provision of services for people with a learning disability over four decades. She never worked at Bryn y Neuadd but often came into contact with the buildings, it's staff and residents during her working life.

Steve speaks with Deven Pillay CEO Harrow Mencap

Although Eileen never worked at Bryn y Neuadd or had relatives at the hospital she was deeply involved in the advocacy service that popped up. Her passion came from her own daughter who has a learning disability but who never spent time in an institution.

Dr. Peter Woods was instrumental in changing services at Bryn y Neuadd so they respected residents human rights. He worked there as a psychiatrist and later became Clinical Director int he 1990s.

Sue was a nurse at Bryn y Neuadd during a period of great change for learning disability services in North Wales. Today she works for Conwy Connect in North Wales.

Mencap has launched Spellathon, an initiative aimed at improving literacy and spelling across all ages. A recent survey by the charity found only one in five people correctly spelt all words in a short spelling competition and Mencap's Assistant Director of Fundraising Faith Ingham says the initiative can play a key role. Take part and raise money for Mencap today at http://www.spellathon.net. Entrants can receive a personal invitation from Stephen Fry and a Free Digital Schools Pack that will contain the interactive whiteboard game, assembly video, and everything else needed to take part in the competition.

We spoke to Grant Morgan, creative director behind Spellathon on behalf of Mencap. The UK’s largest charity supporting people with a learning disability are launching a worldwide championship aimed at improving spelling. Mencap have set up Spellathon, an online competition to take place starting next Monday (the 21st May) for a week. For the first time, 3D animated technology will be used to raise funds as well as education. The voice of Stephen Fry will be used online to guide users through a series of games which can be played on mobiles, tablets, PC’s or even on a classroom whiteboard. 25% of all money raised will remain with the schools the children go to. For more information visit - http://www.spellathon.net/

The shifting boundaries between health and social care inspired the University of Hertfordshire to create a joint degree in learning disabilities for nurses and social workers

Transcript -- The shifting boundaries between health and social care inspired the University of Hertfordshire to create a joint degree in learning disabilities for nurses and social workers

The shifting boundaries between health and social care inspired the University of Hertfordshire to create a joint degree in learning disabilities for nurses and social workers

Transcript -- A detailed history of the Bedfordshire branch of MENCAP

A detailed history of the Bedfordshire branch of MENCAP

Transcript -- The shifting boundaries between health and social care inspired the University of Hertfordshire to create a joint degree in learning disabilities for nurses and social workers

A detailed history of the Bedfordshire branch of MENCAP

Transcript -- A detailed history of the Bedfordshire branch of MENCAP