Whether you're a person with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
, a family member or friend, we can give you the information you need to understand the
rights
Rights are the things everyone should be allowed to do like have a say, or go to school.
of people with a learning disability and support them to access services or challenge decisions.
Our bilingual helpline is open from 9am to 5pm every weekday, and 10am to 4pm on the weekends and bank holidays. The helpline is free, and can offer advice and information in Welsh and English.
Regional Caseworkers
See below to find out more about our regional caseworkers.
The Wales Learning Disability helpline is part of our Advice & Information Team, headed by Derek Adams.
Angela O'Callaghan - Regional Caseworker South Wales
Areas she covers:
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, and Vale of Glamorgan.
Angela has worked for Mencap Cymru for over 30 years. She specialises in child protection and parents with autistic spectrum disorder and acquiring information on a variety of subjects through working with Cardiff
Law
Laws are the rules that everyone in the country has to follow. If you don't follow the rules you can get in trouble with the police.
School.
Outside work, Angela enjoys reading autobiographies, Coronation Street, visiting the coast and family meals.
Rhodri Dixon - Regional Caseworker West Wales
Areas he covers:
Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, and South Powys.
Rhodri joined Mencap in May 2020. He specialises in employability and immigration issues and regularly travels around his patch to attend events with his volunteers.
Rhodri enjoys spending time with his family and his pooches and sampling foods including the cuisine of the Mediterranean.
Sion Jones & Shelley Lewis - Regional Caseworker North Wales (Maternity Cover)
Areas they cover:
Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham, North Powys
Sion and Shelley are jointly covering maternity leave as the North Wales Caseworker. Shelley has worked in a variety of roles at Mencap Cymru over the last 15 years and alongside this role she manages an early years project in Ynys Môn.
Sion is our Policy & Influencing Lead, working on a number of campaigns we have at a national level, and ensuring the people we support lead our work.
Monthly Virtual Coffee Mornings
At 10.30 am on the first Friday of each month, the team hold a virtual coffee morning for anyone who wants to chat about things going on in their life, or for people who would like a little company.
Email us to get the link.
