Capability Scotland is a Scottish charity founded in 1946. Based in
Edinburgh with operations across Scotland, it provides care, support, and education for disabled people. The charity offers residential care homes, care at home, housing support, and specialised education through two schools.
History
Capability Scotland was founded on 31 October 1946 by a group of parents and health professionals. Its initial aim was to support children with
cerebral palsy.
The first school was opened in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, in 1948. In the early 1960s, the charity began organising employment opportunities for disabled people, and in 1973 the first adult residential home was established.
Whilst the Edinburgh-based Westerlea School was closed in 2016, Capability Scotland operates two other specialist education schools; Stanmore House in
Lanark and Corseford School in
Kilbarchan.
A new project was established in 2021 to build a brand new residential care home in a new community development in Perth named Bertha Park. The charity aims to complete this by 2026.
Partnerships
Capability Scotland is a member of Disability Agenda Scotland together with
Sense Scotland Sense Scotland is a disability services and awareness charity in Scotland, formalized in 1985. The charity’s aim is to create a supportive world for people with complex communication support needs where they can live meaningful lives and achieve t ...
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ENABLE Scotland, RNIB Scotland, Action on Hearing Loss Scotland, and the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
See also
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Anne Mathams
Anne Muirhead Mathams FEIS (6 May 1913 – 21 February 2011) was a Scottish educationist, innovator and disability rights activist.
Early life
Anne Muirhead Mathams was born in Scotland in 1913, the elder of two children born to Robert Matham ...
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Cerebral palsy
References
External links
Official website
Charities based in Edinburgh
Cerebral palsy organizations
1996 establishments in Scotland
Education in Scotland
Disability organisations based in Scotland
Social care in Scotland
Health and disability rights organisations in the United Kingdom
Charities for disabled people based in Scotland
Social welfare charities based in Scotland
Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
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