Scope Awards

What are the Scope Awards? 

They recognise and celebrate the achievements of individuals, groups and organisations who: 

  • campaign for disability equality 
  • change attitudes 
  • bring about social change 

Scope Awards 2024 highlights

 

Video transcript

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the scope disability equality awards are

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really our opportunity to celebrate

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those people who are making the biggest

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difference in terms of an equal future

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for disabled people here in the

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UK we want equality and together as a

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movement we can make that change

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happen the work that the nominees have

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done really represents the high quality

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of the talent in our community but also

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how high our aspirations are as well and

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the things that we want to achieve and

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how we want to be seen and represented

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in society and the winner is Ralph and

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KT productions here in ITV

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Studios I want to say massive thank you

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to allocated te and also thank you so

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much events like the scope Awards can

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really help with transforming attitudes

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around disability one of the main

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challenges is that people still don't

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understand what disability means who are

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disabled people what do we look like Dr

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Raji it's about inspiring the Next

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Generation don't let anything stop you

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believe in yourself and if people say

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you can't do it that's just Petrol in

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your engine just go for

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it this is one of the most diverse award

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ceremonies I've seen in a long time both

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across what the awards are for but

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inside the people that are nominated for

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the amazing work they do we've seen

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everybody from sports stars to companies

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like

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Lego we just want to say massive thank

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you um we're happy and honored to accept

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this award it means to well for us it's

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been a true joy to produce this product

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it was actually the blind Community who

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came to Lego with the idea of making

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Lego BR bricks we simply put it into

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production Awards like this don't only

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platform people from disabled

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backgrounds or doing work in disabled

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communities but they allow people within

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the community to see other people as

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well zahari

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[Applause]

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briam when you feel like you're putting

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your head above the parit and you're

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speaking out on behalf of a group of

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people it can feel quite isolating but

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to just see the room full of people up

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there and know that you're not alone in

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doing that this is Absolut brilliant

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feeling having an event like this puts

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it into people's eyes there's people out

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there the extra mile to create change so

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people of all different disabilities can

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live an easier life if you're interested

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in getting on this journey of fighting

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for disability equality as a whole

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Community here and we can achieve it

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stronger better faster together

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Dates for your diary 

  • Nominations open: Tuesday 17 September 2024 
  • Nominations close: Tuesday 19 November 2024 
  • Shortlist announced: February 2025 
  • Scope Awards ceremony: May 2025 

Nominations will be open from Tuesday 17 September to Tuesday 19 November 2024.  


Who are these Awards for? 

The Scope Awards celebrate people and organisations who champion disability equality. 

  • Accessible Product: Nominate a product or service that has accessibility and disability inclusion at its heart.  
  • Celebrity Role Model: Nominate a disabled public figure that uses their platform to affect change.  
  • Community Group: Nominate a community group or organisation that brings people together to create meaningful change in their local area.  
  • Inclusive Workplace: Nominate an organisation that prioritises disability inclusion and accessibility within the workplace.   
  • Journalist: Nominate a disabled journalist who gives disabled people a voice in the media.   
  • Marketing Campaign: Nominate a campaign that has made a positive impact on the lives of disabled people.   
  • Media Moment: Nominate an impactful media moment that has helped shift attitudes on disability.  
  • Purple Pioneer: Nominate someone who raises awareness of disability or works to change attitudes in their community.  
  • Social Media Influencer: Nominate an influencer who uses their online channels to speak out about disability equality.