Publications

Scope produces a range of publications on issues that are important to disabled people, their families and carers. Most of our publications can be downloaded free of charge as .pdf or .doc files; you will need Acrobat Reader freeware or Microsoft Word (or compatible viewer such as the freeware Microsoft Applications Viewers) installed.

Scope publications are also available in other formats on request from Scope Response. If you are able to pay something towards the cost of producing our publications, please donate online whatever you can afford.

Mum and baby

Cerebral palsy: information, advice and support for parents during the early years For a hard copy of the pack or for support, please call Scope Response on 0808 800 3333.

This pack contains fun ways to promote communication through play for disabled children under five who have additional needs and is a useful resource for parents and early years professionals alike. 2004.

Ending the Other Care Crisis shows that social care not only improves people’s independence and wellbeing, it also has economic benefits. New research undertaken by Deloitte LLP demonstrates that spending money on social care for disabled people with ‘moderate’ needs delivers improved quality of life and economic returns.

Destination Unknown report - Summer 2012 produced by Scope and Demos looks at the impact of the Government's further budget cuts on disabled people.

Car in traffic jam

This illustrated storybook helps explain cerebral palsy to young children and how messages in a child’s brain can sometimes get “stuck in traffic”… 2012

This 2012 report presents new, wide-ranging evidence about disabled people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds and recommends how policy-makers, local authority commissioners, and service providers can improve BME disabled people’s access to services.

As part of the Speaking for Ourselves teaching pack for pupils on Key Stages 3 and 4 studying History, English and Citizenship, this timeline poster covers 100 years of disabled people's history. 2006.