Enable Scotland (stylised as ENABLE Scotland; formerly the Scottish Society for the Parents of Mentally Handicapped Children[1] and Scottish Society for the Mentally Handicapped) is a member-led charity based in Scotland that supports people who have learning disabilities and their families. Founded in 1954 they campaign for equal rights for people who have learning disabilities and also provide personalised services to assist them with various problems in their lives.[2] Typical difficulties addressed include access to employment, transportation, support for families, and help with finances.[3][4][5] Enable Scotland also run the Scotland Employers Award.[6]
The idea for a support organisation for children who have learning disabilities dates back to February 28, 1944, when a group of five parents met together in a Scottish living room. They planned to create an organisation to campaign for services in Scotland that would benefit children who have learning disabilities and their parents. Their first meeting was held in the education offices in Glasgow, and was an unexpected success; over 350 people attended from across Scotland.[1] The founding members included Catherine Shapter,[1] and the physicists Joan Curran and Samuel Curran.[7]
Campaignsedit
They received media attention in 2007 from an advertising campaign that compared people with learning disabilities to pets.[8][9] They were also featured on STV News for a campaign that highlighted the difficulties of elderly carers of disabled children.[10]
Controversiesedit
The charity received criticism over their personal data handling after the personal data of 101 people was lost in November 2011. They have since committed to improving their practices in this area.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Catherine Shapter". Herald Scotland. June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
^"Charity loses personal details". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
External linksedit
Official website
April 26, 2024
enable, scotland, stylised, enable, scotland, formerly, scottish, society, parents, mentally, handicapped, children, scottish, society, mentally, handicapped, member, charity, based, scotland, that, supports, people, have, learning, disabilities, their, famili. Enable Scotland stylised as ENABLE Scotland formerly the Scottish Society for the Parents of Mentally Handicapped Children 1 and Scottish Society for the Mentally Handicapped is a member led charity based in Scotland that supports people who have learning disabilities and their families Founded in 1954 they campaign for equal rights for people who have learning disabilities and also provide personalised services to assist them with various problems in their lives 2 Typical difficulties addressed include access to employment transportation support for families and help with finances 3 4 5 Enable Scotland also run the Scotland Employers Award 6 Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Controversies 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe idea for a support organisation for children who have learning disabilities dates back to February 28 1944 when a group of five parents met together in a Scottish living room They planned to create an organisation to campaign for services in Scotland that would benefit children who have learning disabilities and their parents Their first meeting was held in the education offices in Glasgow and was an unexpected success over 350 people attended from across Scotland 1 The founding members included Catherine Shapter 1 and the physicists Joan Curran and Samuel Curran 7 Campaigns editThey received media attention in 2007 from an advertising campaign that compared people with learning disabilities to pets 8 9 They were also featured on STV News for a campaign that highlighted the difficulties of elderly carers of disabled children 10 Controversies editThe charity received criticism over their personal data handling after the personal data of 101 people was lost in November 2011 They have since committed to improving their practices in this area 11 References edit a b c Catherine Shapter Herald Scotland June 7 2011 Retrieved April 25 2012 About Us Enable Scotland 2010 05 23 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Getting around Enable Scotland 2010 05 23 Retrieved 2012 04 24 In the family Enable Scotland 2010 05 23 Archived from the original on 2012 01 14 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Money matters Enable Scotland 2010 05 23 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Farm on shortlist for award Forfar Dispatch 2011 10 15 Archived from the original on 2012 08 03 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Dalyell Tim February 19 1999 Joan Curran The Independent Retrieved April 25 2012 MacDonald Calum 2007 01 11 Row as charity posters compare disabled to pets Herald Scotland Retrieved 2012 04 24 Animals get greater charity share BBC News 2007 01 10 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Charity launches campaign for older carers STV News 2009 02 25 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Charity loses personal details Dumfries and Galloway Standard 2012 03 09 Retrieved 2012 04 24 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enable Scotland amp oldid 1159719773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
