Biography
It’s over 20 years since we changed our name from The Spastics Society to Scope.
In 1952, three parents of children with cerebral palsy set up The Spastics Society because no one would educate their children.
The organisation grew and changed to become a household name. But attitudes to disabled people changed as well. The word 'spastic' became a term of abuse. Suddenly, The Spastics Society's name was holding it back.
