Independent Living
"Independent living is what non-disabled people take for granted: living your own life, deciding what you want to do and making it happen."
Scope is committed to a fundamental review of our residential services, adhering to the principles of independence and choice that inform and underline the practice and philosophy of independent living. We believe that Scope's service users must be supported and enabled to make their own decisions about how they want to live
For many of our service users, living independently is now practical as well as being right in principle, and we aim to provide them with the right kind of support to achieve this.
Download the Demos report Independent Living : The right to be equal citizens (pdf, 100k).
Download Independence for all (Word Document, 64k).
A briefing paper on the concepts of independent living and co-production, prepared for a Scope audience by chair of the Independent Living Zone Jim Elder-Woodward.
'here to Help'
Improving the quality of life for families and children, older people and disabled people in some of Britain's most deprived communities, the 'here to Help' project is supported by Scope.
Empowerment for life
Watch Scope empowerment co-ordinator Margie Woodward's video introduction to the concept of independent living.