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@mencapliverpool

Thursday 12th June 2025



As well as our Radio Takeover on LCR 106.7fm next week - where we will be hearing from so many wonderful guests who are supporting Learning Disability Awareness Week - Mencap Liverpool and Sefton are starting the week with a BANG!! 7 of our self-advocates will receive their Oliver McGowan Expert by Experience Trainers certificates from the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. We will be training health professionals. We will be sharing personal stories. We are changing perspectives. Tune in and listen to a place where everyone with a learning disability is welcome and included. ⁠#LDWeek2025 #OliverMcGowanTraining #ExpertsByExperience #LDAwareness #InclusionInAction #LiverpoolVoices #MencapLiverpool #WeAreTheChange Read More

@mencapliverpool

Wednesday 11th June 2025



What an amazing feeling it is when you switch on the radio and hear the members of @mencapliverpool jingle for Learning DisabilityAwareness Week next week - great work team! Make sure you're listening to @lcr_106.7fm #mencapliverpoolandsefton #LCR_106.7fm #ldweek2025 #learningdisabilities #radiotakeover #canyouseeme #canyouhearme #nothingaboutuswithoutus Read More

@mencapliverpool

Wednesday 11th June 2025



5 days to go until we takeover the airwaves on @lcr_106.7fm TUNE IN #LDWeek2025 #LearningDisabilityAwareness #GiveUsAVoice #MencapLiverpoolandsefton #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #RadioTakeover #DisabilityVoices #LivedExperienceMatters #LCR_106.7fm Read More

@mencapliverpool

Tuesday 10th June 2025



Yesterday, our self‑advocates Adam, Kyle, Lewis and Racheal (who joined us online) gathered at the University of Liverpool to rehearse ahead of the Congenital Heart Network’s Learning Disabilities Study Day, taking place this Friday at Alder Hey. On stage, they’ll stand alongside Dr Fiona Greeley (University of Liverpool) and Vivien Mansfield (Mersey Care Learning Disability Health Care Facilitator) to talk about: How disability awareness training began at university The meaning of learning disability and key terminology Causes, common health issues, ADHD & autism Why learning disability training truly matters It’s powerful to see our advocates sharing the spotlight with expert speakers such as: Dr David Mayhew, Consultant Anaesthetist Noor Anjum, Hospital Pharmacist Jenny Chauveau, Acute Pain Team Dr Julia Jones, ACHD Cardiologist & Safeguarding Lead Elle Fielding, Oliver McGowan Training Facilitator Corrine Lloyd, Makaton Tutor Afta Thought Training  and RAWD This isn’t just a presentation—it’s a statement: our lived experience influences healthcare, and our voices matter. Working with Fiona and Vivien, our advocates have practised, prepared, and are confident and this shows other professionals that we belong at the table, as part of the team – the way we are seen and respected by Fiona and Vivien and why we have worked with them for 11 years now to deliver the Learning Disability Awareness Training to 4th Year Student Doctors at the University of Liverpool.  #AdvocatesLead #LearningDisability #HealthInclusion #AlderHey #CongenitalHeartNetwork #LivedExperience #EqualVoices #DisabilityAwareness #Makaton #HealthTraining #UniversityOfLiverpool #SchoolOfMedicine #MerseyCare #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton Read More

@mencapliverpool

Monday 9th June 2025



Can You Hear Us? Next week is Learning Disability Week – a time to celebrate, amplify and listen to the voices of people with a learning disability. At Mencap Liverpool & Sefton, we’ve been working with LCR 106.7FM to takeover the airwaves. Listen to our members latest audio jingle - It’s honest. It’s shocking. And it’s important. Because the reality is: 💔 87% of people with a learning disability experience verbal harassment. 💔 People with a learning disability still face a life expectancy that is, on average, over 20 years shorter than the general population. 💔 31% of people with a learning disability experience chronic loneliness. This jingle is more than a soundbite. It’s a cry for change. A call to action. A reminder that people with a learning disability are here — and we have something to say. Tune in every day next week, 1–2pm on LCR 106.7FM, to hear us live. Huge thanks to the amazing guests giving up their time for free to be part of the show, and to the team at LCR for helping us make this happen — not just for Learning Disability Awareness Week, but for continuing to raise awareness all year round. Join us. Listen. Share. Speak up. #LDWeek2025 #LearningDisabilityWeek #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LCRFM #DisabilityVoices #HearUs #StopTheStigma #InequalityIsReal #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Read More

@mencapliverpool

Monday 9th June 2025



Can You Hear Us? Next week is Learning Disability Week – a time to celebrate, amplify and listen to the voices of people with a learning disability. At Mencap Liverpool & Sefton, we’ve been working with LCR 106.7FM to takeover the airwaves. Listen to our members latest audio jingle - It’s honest. It’s shocking. And it’s important. Because the reality is: 💔 87% of people with a learning disability experience verbal harassment. 💔 People with a learning disability still face a life expectancy that is, on average, over 20 years shorter than the general population. 💔 31% of people with a learning disability experience chronic loneliness. This jingle is more than a soundbite. It’s a cry for change. A call to action. A reminder that people with a learning disability are here — and we have something to say. Tune in every day next week, 1–2pm on LCR 106.7FM, to hear us live. Huge thanks to the amazing guests giving up their time for free to be part of the show, and to the team at LCR for helping us make this happen — not just for Learning Disability Awareness Week, but for continuing to raise awareness all year round. Join us. Listen. Share. Speak up. #LDWeek2025 #LearningDisabilityWeek #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LCRFM #DisabilityVoices #HearUs #StopTheStigma #InequalityIsReal #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Read More

@mencapliverpool

Friday 6th June 2025



🎧 Countdown to Our Radio Takeover on LCR 106.7FM – 10 Days to Go! 🎧 Today was all about practice, practice, practice! Our team is gearing up for the big day on Monday, 16th June, when we'll be taking over the airwaves on Liverpool Community Radio LCR 106.7FM. Lewis has been honing his interview skills with Courtney Fry and Becky from Bluerooms, and he's feeling confident and ready to shine. Tony, Rachel, and Sue have been rehearsing their scripts, - we still have 3 more guests to prepare questions for! We've finalised our jingle, thanks to the incredible support of Steve Faragher from LCR, who has given it a professional polish. A massive thank you to everyone involved for their dedication and enthusiasm. The excitement is building, and we can't wait to “takeover” the airwaves for Learning Disability Awareness Week!. 📻 Tune in Monday, 16th June – Friday 20th June at 1pm, to LCR 106.7FM or listen online at l-c-r.co.uk. Let's make Learning Disability Week unforgettable! #RadioTakeover #CommunityRadio #LCR_106.7FM #OnAir #BroadcastingLive #Teamwork #PracticeMakesPerfect #BehindTheScenes #RadioReady #LiverpoolCommunityRadio #mencapliverpoolandsefton #learningdisability #LDWeek2025 #SupportLocal #CommunityVoices #TuneIn #ListenLive Read More