Discussion

People across the UK are talking about this year's Learning Disability Week and employment opportunities for people with a learning disability. Mencap would really like to hear your thoughts so join a discussion and let us know what you think.

Topic	Latest Post	Posts
What was your first job?	When I left school, I used to work over Wales at a place called 'The Camnant centre, you can say it was a farm. The main purpose was looking the ponies, we did riding for the disabled. We also had other animals, cats, dogs, hens, duck, sheep one goat. I was there until I was twenty -one. I enjoyed it. I lived in but we were out in the sticks. I was very young and I wanted do other things. I want to be a writer when I was twenty - three, I,ve written a lot of stuff but with not much support until I wrote the employment play for Mencap.18 Jul 2008	16
What does having a job mean to you?	Having a job means a lot to me. I help out with Our Shout supported by Mencap where I live In Wolverhampton, I love it. Through my own experince of having a learning disabiltity, I love helping to make a difference to the lives of other people with disabilites. I also enjoy writing so ever so often I have a look at the Mencap website to see if there's any news on issures that we can inprove. I h... [more]18 Jul 2008	7