Support available

Help for people with learning disabilities and their parents and carers is available across the city and counties.

• If you live in Leicester, please visit the Leicester City Council website.
• If you live in Leicestershire, please visit the Leicestershire County Council website.

 Local Community groups and support

• Ansaar – a small, registered charity and a voluntary organisation, supporting adults with learning disabilities in Leicestershire.
• Mosaic – a Leicestershire based charity working to provide life-enhancing services, care and opportunities disabled people (and all those supporting them), promoting inclusion, equality, independence, choice, empowerment, respect and dignity for all.
• VALUES – helping people with learning disabilities in Leicester to be independent, make new friends and have fun.

Other helpful links:

• Mencap
• NHS Conditions
• NHS annual health checks
• LAMP Advocacy
• British Institute of Learning Disabilities