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England Athletics promotes Learning Disability Week 2013

England Athletics is working with Mencap to support National Learning Disability Week. The awareness week 2013 runs from 19 - 25 August and England Athletics are encouraging clubs, networks and running groups to get involved.

Here are some ideas of what you could do in athletics:

Support coaches, leaders and club volunteers to increase their knowledge about working with people with a learning disability.
Click here for the SCUK Impairment Specific Factsheet on Learning Disability or contact your local CCSO.

Get in touch with your local Mencap group to tell them about your club or running group and invite people along to a session


 Click here to find out more about classification of athletes with a learning disability

Find out more about Easy Read and how you can make your information more accessible for people with a learning disability

To find out more about National Learning Disability Week or to get involved please click here

Use the hashtag to promote your activity for people with a learning disability #LDWeek13