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Super-model’s mum backs Mencap awareness campaign

Caroline White, whose son Seb was the first child with Down’s syndrome to feature in a major UK high street advertising campaign for M&S last Christmas, is backing Mencap’s Learning Disability Week (19-25 August) calling for superhero stories.

The learning disability charity Mencap is calling for people with a learning disability and their families to share their stories of...

Share stories of your superheroes for Learning Disabilities Week

Learning Disability Week is a week of national campaigning and awareness raising run by Mencap. For this year’s Learning Disability Week, the charity is asking people to share stories of their superheroes.

As Mencap explains: “This year, we're celebrating the amazing, brave and selfless people in our lives.

“The world is full of bad attitudes, wrong stereotypes and difficult...