www.mencap.org.uk

• equiv: origin-trial content: A7vZI3v+Gz7JfuRolKNM4Aff6zaGuT7X0mf3wtoZTnKv6497cVMnhy03KDqX7kBz/q/iidW7srW31oQbBt4VhgoAAACUeyJvcmlnaW4iOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tOjQ0MyIsImZlYXR1cmUiOiJEaXNhYmxlVGhpcmRQYXJ0eVN0b3JhZ2VQYXJ0aXRpb25pbmczIiwiZXhwaXJ5IjoxNzU3OTgwODAwLCJpc1N1YmRvbWFpbiI6dHJ1ZSwiaXNUaGlyZFBhcnR5Ijp0cnVlfQ==
• name: author content: Mencap
• charset: utf-8
• name: description content: Mencap is a UK charity that supports people with a learning disability. We also support their families and carers. Our goal is to make the UK the best place for people with learning disabilities to live happy and healthy lives.
• property: og:site_name content: Mencap
• property: og:type content: website
• property: og:url content: https://www.mencap.org.uk/node/599
• property: og:title content: Learning Disability - Autism - Down's Syndrome
• property: og:description content: @media screen and (min-width:768px){ .hero.hero--has-image .hero__text:before{ display:none; } .hero__text-inner{ float:left; } .hero__container-bottom { padding: 0; right: 0; width: 80%; bottom:10%; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper p { display: inline-block!important; width: 100%; margin: 0; background:none!important; } p.myth_hero-content-1 { font-weight: 600; color: white; font-weight: 400; } p.myth_hero-content-2, h1.myth_hero-content-2 { font-size: 70px; color: #F7F0E2; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; } p.myth_hero-content-3 { font-size: 70px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 0.9; } p.myth_hero-content-4 { color: white; font-size: 25px; margin:0; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button { float: right; background: #f701a0; padding: 0px 30px; font-size: 20px; border-radius: 5px; z-index:999; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button:hover { background: #d7048c; } } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button { padding: 10px 30px; } .panel.panel--section-heading.panel--centred.panel--mb-oatmeal-light + .aligner.aligner--has-teasers.paragraph-related { margin-top: 0; } .panel.panel--section-heading.panel--centred.panel--mb-oatmeal-light { padding: 1em 1em 0px; color: #000; } .cta img{width:100%;} @media screen and (max-width:600px){ .myth_hero-content-2 { font-size: 60px; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; } p.myth_hero-content-3{ font-size: 40px; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; margin:0; } } .hero .hero__title{display:none;} body.mencap.mythbuster-design-override .paragraph--type--slider .flexslider .flex-viewport>ul>li .views-field-field-slider-header{font-size:30px!important;padding:5px 0 10px!important;line-height:1;} #WhyWeCare Why We Care Like 90 per cent of the public, we believe those working in social care do not get the recognition they deserve. Join our campaign and sign the petition for the government to increase funding for social care, to enable better pay and recognition for support workers. Find out more
• property: og:image:url content: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/LD%20WEEK%20HERO%20NEW.jpg
• property: og:image:secure_url content: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/LD%20WEEK%20HERO%20NEW.jpg
• property: og:image:width content: 8208
• property: og:image:height content: 3598
• property: og:updated_time content: 2026-05-19T16:49:49+0100
• property: og:locale content: en_GB
• name: twitter:card content: summary
• name: twitter:title content: Homepage | Mencap
• name: twitter:description content: @media screen and (min-width:768px){ .hero.hero--has-image .hero__text:before{ display:none; } .hero__text-inner{ float:left; } .hero__container-bottom { padding: 0; right: 0; width: 80%; bottom:10%; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper p { display: inline-block!important; width: 100%; margin: 0; background:none!important; } p.myth_hero-content-1 { font-weight: 600; color: white; font-weight: 400; } p.myth_hero-content-2, h1.myth_hero-content-2 { font-size: 70px; color: #F7F0E2; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; } p.myth_hero-content-3 { font-size: 70px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 0.9; } p.myth_hero-content-4 { color: white; font-size: 25px; margin:0; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button { float: right; background: #f701a0; padding: 0px 30px; font-size: 20px; border-radius: 5px; z-index:999; } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button:hover { background: #d7048c; } } .myth_hero-content-wrapper a.myth_hero-button { padding: 10px 30px; } .panel.panel--section-heading.panel--centred.panel--mb-oatmeal-light + .aligner.aligner--has-teasers.paragraph-related { margin-top: 0; } .panel.panel--section-heading.panel--centred.panel--mb-oatmeal-light { padding: 1em 1em 0px; color: #000; } .cta img{width:100%;} @media screen and (max-width:600px){ .myth_hero-content-2 { font-size: 60px; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; } p.myth_hero-content-3{ font-size: 40px; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; margin:0; } } .hero .hero__title{display:none;} body.mencap.mythbuster-design-override .paragraph--type--slider .flexslider .flex-viewport>ul>li .views-field-field-slider-header{font-size:30px!important;padding:5px 0 10px!important;line-height:1;} #WhyWeCare Why We Care Like 90 per cent of the public, we believe those working in social care do not get the recognition they deserve. Join our campaign and sign the petition for the government to increase funding for social care, to enable better pay and recognition for support workers. Find out more
• name: twitter:site content: @mencap
• name: twitter:image content: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/LD%20WEEK%20HERO%20NEW.jpg
• name: Generator content: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org)
• name: MobileOptimized content: width
• name: HandheldFriendly content: true
• name: viewport content: width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
• equiv: X-UA-Compatible content: IE=edge
• name: msapplication-TileColor content: #da532c
• name: msapplication-config content: /themes/custom/mencap/assets/img/favicons/browserconfig.xml
• name: theme-color content: #ffffff

• Skip to main content
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/easy-read-library
• Advice and Information Hub
• Education
• Health
• Housing
• Information for healthcare professionals
• Keeping people safe
• Diagnosis
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/learning-disability-helpline
• Relationships, friendships and sex
• Social care
• The learning disability register
• Travel
• Wills and Trusts
• Work and skills
• Voting
• Money and Benefits
• Learning disability explained
• Learning Disability Explained
• Communicating with people with a learning disability
• Health inequalities
• Information for healthcare professionals
• Learning disability and conditions
• Learning disability rights
• Other conditions
• Profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)
• Research and statistics
• What is a learning disability?
• Get involved
• I'm In: Join the learning disability register
• Campaigns and activism
• Careers
• Fundraising events
• Join our online community
• Learning Disability Week
• Mencap in the community
• Volunteer for Mencap
• Corporate volunteering
• World Down Syndrome Day
• Fundraise and donate
• Sign up to One Big Walk
• Corporate partnerships
• Fundraise for Mencap to celebrate your special day
• Fundraise for Mencap
• Donate in memory
• Gifts in Wills
• Join the Mencap weekly lottery
• Our fundraising promise
• Payroll Giving
• The impact of fundraising
• Schools fundraising
• Fundraise at work
• What we do
• About Mencap
• Accessibility
• British Gas Energy Trust advice hub
• Campaigns and activism
• Employer information and partnerships
• Local Mencap (network partners)
• Inclusion
• Our Manifesto
• Personal support services
• Policy and parliament
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/what-we-do/mencap-shops
• Stories
• Myth Busters
• Ambassadors
• Campaigning news
• Media Centre
• Press Releases
• Write your letter 
• Find out more  
• Find out more  
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/blog/supporter-month-esgo
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/blog/why-people-get-confused-about-mencap
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/blog/mental-health-awareness-week-11-17-may
• Show More
• https://www.mencap.org.uk/easyread/what-tenancy-agreement
• Find ideas and events
• Browse Press Releases
• Contact us
• Crisis help
• http://www.mencap.org.uk/get-involved/careers/support-worker-roles-mencap
• Contact us
• Media centre
• Visit a Shop
• Annual reports
• Inclusion at Mencap
• Mencap pension plan
• Our ambassadors
• What we do
• Cookie policy
• Direct debit guarantee
• Feedback
• Privacy notice
• Sitemap
• Slavery and human trafficking statement
• Website accessibility

• https://mencap.givingpage.org/mencap?utm_source=Mencap.org&utm_medium=Main+Donate+Button&utm_campaign=Main+Donate+Button&utm_id=Main+Donate+Button
• Mencap Training Academy
• Pay in your fundraising
• Complete the survey
• Book your place now  
• https://mencap.givingpage.org/mencap
• https://www.facebook.com/Mencap
• https://twitter.com/mencap_charity
• https://www.instagram.com/mencap
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/mencap
• https://www.youtube.com/user/MencapDirector
• https://bsky.app/profile/mencap.org.uk
• Jobs
• Mencap Cymru
• Mencap NI
• https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/validate?registrant=ROYAL+MENCAP+SOCIETY

            Domain Name: MENCAP.ORG.UK
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.
Domain Status: client transfer prohibited
Domain Status: client update prohibited
Domain Status: client delete prohibited
Domain Status: client renew prohibited
Creation Date: 1995-11-24T04:51:07Z
Updated Date: 2025-11-25T09:37:49.507702Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2026-11-24T04:51:07Z
Name Server: NS1-05.AZURE-DNS.COM.
Name Server: NS2-05.AZURE-DNS.NET.
Name Server: NS3-05.AZURE-DNS.ORG.
Name Server: NS4-05.AZURE-DNS.INFO.
REGISTRAR Contact: GoDaddy.com, LLC.
>>> Last update of RDAP database: 2026-05-21T08:07:05Z         

			# robots.txt msp-17
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: bingbot
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /*?search=*
Disallow: /*?Story=*
Disallow: /*?ContensisTextOnly=*
Disallow: /*?q=stories*
Disallow: /*field_location*
Disallow: /*all_content_type*
Disallow: /*node*
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /*taxonomy*
Sitemap: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sitemap.xml        

Technical SEO

On-Page SEO

Content and UX