
Mencap NI
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Everything we do is about supporting the 42,000 people with a learning disability and their families in Northern Ireland.
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https://northernireland.mencap.org.uk/ 20-03-2009 14:24:37
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📣 Our Mencap NI Offices will be Closed tomorrow! 📣 Due to advice from the Executive Office on Storm Éowyn, all Mencap NI offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday 24th January. If you have any queries please contact via email [email protected] 📧



Fantastic reception yesterday in Westminster with our network partners and MP’s hosted by Marsha de Cordova. We spoke with locally elected MP’s and their representatives about issues affecting people with learning disabilities in NI. We are so proud of our colleague Eoin who




With the right support anything is possible! The boy who speaks so little but has the ability to still perform tasks. Thank u Mencap NI for another great week. 1/2 🧵#CalebsCauseNI #OpportunityKnocks #Rights Michelle O’Neill Emma Little-Pengelly BL Caoimhe Archibald MLA NI Executive



Thanks for highlighting the issue Gerry Carroll


We’re at Alliance Party conference this morning. Great to chat to Kate Nicholl about issues affecting people with learning disability and how her role as economy lead within the party can support the work we do. #InclusionMatters


Great to also catch up with Andrew Muir MLA Stewart Dickson CF MLA 🇺🇦 Paula Bradshaw MLA this afternoon to discuss key issues and funding. Thanks to all for stopping to chat. #InclusionMatters


Packed boardroom at NICCY HQ this morning for roundtable discussions on advancing equality for children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Chris Quinn Equality Commission Children's Law Centre (CLC) Mencap NI SEN Reform NI CalebsCauseNI (Alma White) Autism NI Altram


Guess who went bowling & to the arcade 💙 big steps for this boy. Amazing what he can do with the right support. #CalebsCauseNI #Hope #MencapHeroes #MyHero Mencap NI Michelle O’Neill Emma Little-Pengelly BL


Thanks to Diane Dodds & Peter Martin for meeting with us today and discussing next steps and actions. Our sector needs to be respected and supported. The voice of people with learning disability needs to be heard!!



Today we had the All Party Group on Learning Disability in Parliament buildings hosted by Chair Danny Donnelly MLA Economy NI officials attended to provide an overview of their current provision and an update on their review into Post-19 legislation. We were delighted to

