Scope in Buxton

Scope is the disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Their aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.

Cerebral palsy (cp) is not a disease or an illness. It is the description of a physical impairment that affects movement. The movement problems vary from barely noticeable to extremely severe. No two people with cp are the same; it is as individual as people themselves.

"Cerebral palsy" includes a variety of conditions. The three main types correspond to injuries to different parts of the brain:

Cp affects people in different ways; some have difficulty walking or feeding themselves, others may not be able to sit up without help or may have problems with talking or using their hands. Some people are hardly affected at all and the problem may not be noticeable. Many people with cp have a perfectly normal mental ability although some may have learning difficulties and others may have above normal intelligence.

There is no cure for cerebral palsy but it is known that when diagnosed and treated early the effects of cp can be eased.