Easy read guide to voting – 17th May

Posted by kavita on May 17, 2010 under Blog, Partnership Board Blog | Be the First to Comment

Get my vote

Mencap believes that:

• politicians have a legal duty to make democracy accessible
• all people have a right to take part in democracy
• politicians are not doing enough to engage with people with a learning disability.

Without the opportunity to make informed decisions, people with a learning disability are losing their chance to speak out about things that are important to them.

What we are doing:

• Mencap has succeeded in getting the 3 main parties to produce easy read manifestos.
• These will make it easier to see what the parties would do if they won the election. 
• We are holding workshops around the country to teach people about politics and to listen to their views about what politicians should do.

For more

Our campaign to make politics accessible, to ensure people with a learning disability get their voices heard

1. Get my vote-Easy read guide to voting
2. Promote the vote
3. Conservative easy read manifesto -2010
4. Labour easy read manifesto – 2010
5. Liberal Democrats easy read manifesto -2010

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