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CAPOLD stands for ‘Citizen Advocacy for People of Oxfordshire with Learning Disabilities’. We provide advocacy for people with learning disabilities.

This means supporting people to speak up for themselves, make decisions, get information, ask questions and many other things.

Clear offers training, resources, research and support around clear communication and accessible information with people with learning disabilities.
Clear employs people with learning disabilities as well as speech and language therapists as consultants.
Our website includes a free stuff page with a clear word list and ideas leaflets for you to download.

Mencap learning Disability Helpline

England:
If you need help, you can call the Learning Disability Helpline on 0808 808 1111. Mencap can give you information on things like housing, jobs, benefits and local services.

You can contact Mencao 24 hours a day. If there isn't an adviser available to speak to you when you call, you can leave a message and they will contact you. They keep all calls confidential.

Calls to this number are free.

email: [email protected]
Minicom: 0808 808 8181
Fax: 0121 707 3019
Post: 4 Swan Courtyard, Coventry Road, Birmingham, B26 1BU

Northern Ireland:
If you want to know more information about Mencap in Northern Ireland, then please contact the Northern Ireland Learning Disability Helpline on 08457 636227 or email [email protected]

Wales:
If you want to know more information about Mencap Cymru, then please contact the Wales Learning Disability Helpline on 0808 8000 300.

It’s a freephone number and open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 4pm on the weekends.

You can also email us at [email protected]

The Children's Society are campaigning to ensure all disabled children placed away from home can have access to an independent advocate - to give them a voice and to keep them safe.

Our main purpose is to help people with learning disabilities and/or autism reach their goals in life, and to have better lives by their own standards.

Our Management Committee is formed with 51% of people labelled with a learning disability and/or autism or carers.

Somerset Advocacy provides free, independent and confidential support to adults in Somerset who have learning disabilities.

Barnardo’s Somerset Inclusion Partnership provide an advocacy service for children with disabilities, their parents, and carers. They can give advice and information and someone to talk to.

You can contact Barnardo’s by phone or by writing to them:

ACO, the Association of Charity Officers, is an umbrella group and exists to put charities in touch with people in need and people in need in touch with charities.