A podcast about the history of Scope

Ross_Alumni

Listen to the final part below, you can also view the entire playlist here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU7qRLoVCNU

Find out more about Speaking for Ourselves Oral History, which was discussed in the recording.

 Read about the Disability Equality Awards, which Scope has launched this year.

Thanks everybody for listening and for your comments, and a huge thanks to @AlexW_Scope for doing the pod!  

Siwheels73

@Ross_Scope, THAT's what you sound like!

GMBoxSMG2

Thanks, good listen!

Ross_Alumni

Siwheels73 said:

@Ross_Scope, THAT's what you sound like!

I know! Horrific isn't it?  

GMBoxSMG2 said:

Thanks, good listen!

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for listening!

Siwheels73

@Ross_Scope, yeah, but I won't hold it against you! Haha

daresbury1978

I thoroughly enjoyed viewing the first podcast and look forward to viewing the rest. I am only just beginning to find my way around the Online Community material but am enjoying the experience. I first became involved with the National Spastic Society provisions when I began work as a Further Education Lecturer at Daresbury Hall near Warrington in 1978. Daresbury Hall was fairly large but had good facilities which included an Education facility, Art and Cookery teaching and computer facilities. It also had a Club House with a Bar and Music and eventually a therapy pool. Club night was a great night out for the residents who could enjoy wheelchair dancing, Bingo, singing and alcohol! Although in retrospect places like Daresbury Hall were viewed as over large "institutions", the idea that disabled service users would benefit by being moved into smaller facilities in the so-called "community" took over as the dominating consideration. . However, I think that the smaller units have failed to adequately integrate residents into the community as fully as intended. My friends have a Post Code and an address but they have lost some of the "socially valued roles" (Finkelstein?) they enjoyed at Daresbury Hall. Residential provision of whatever size arguably still counts as an "institution". It is not just size that counts but the "setting dynamics" including "power relations in institutional settings". Time I shut up and went to bed!

Tori_Scope

Thank you for sharing that with us @daresbury1978! It's good to hear from someone that's been involved in our work for a while  

I hope that you manage you find your way around the community okay, and that your enjoy the rest of the podcast episodes. 

daresbury1978

Thanks Tori! I think that getting involved with the Online Community could turn out to be a full time job!

Tori_Scope

Haha @daresbury1978 We do know how to chat away!