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Mencap is the leading voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
Our vision and mission
Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included. We want everyone to have the opportunity to achieve the things they want out of life.
People with a learning disability and their families have set out in our Mencap manifesto what is needed to make our vision and their rights a reality, these are:
- To be treated as equal citizens and have control over their lives
- To have a childhood like any other child
- To live independently as adults
- To have support to get a job
- To have opportunities to lead fulfilling lives - both for people with a learning disability and family carers
- To receive good healthcare
- To have sufficient income and be economically active
- To have opportunities for friendships, relationships and a family life
So we can be sure we are working towards our vision, we use the Mencap manifesto to help us target our work and keep track of progress. We are currently updating it and looking to improve the way we measure outcomes against each of its eight domains.
Our values
- Being people centred
- Empowering, including and respecting all people
- Challenging wrong ways of thinking about learning disability
- Transforming lives
- Being brave and developing new ideas
Mencap's basic values have not changed in recent years. We will, however, explore whether we are expressing them in the most effective way.
Our mission
Our mission is how we seek to deliver our vision. We have reworded our mission in a new way, in Shaping Our Future: Mencap's corporate strategy, to show more clearly what we actually seek to do. We strive to promote change on three levels:
- To change society’s attitude and culture.
- To influence people who shape policy and practice.
- To empower and directly support more individuals to live fulfilled lives.
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