By scope, we mean size and industry.
Dr. Banta works for the Suffolk County Organization for the Promotion of Education, or Scope, and was hired by Scope to be a consultant for the district.
4.22pm: Labour has been criticised by Scope, a leading disability charity, for delays in making its manifesto available to blind people and those with learning difficulties.
A recent survey carried out by Scope found more than a third (37%) of people said attitudes towards them had got worse over the past year.
According to research by Scope, 83% of disabled people in this country are now living without sufficient hours in their care package.
According to polling by Scope, in September two-thirds of people with disabilities said they had experienced recent hostility or taunts, up from 41% four months before.
In 2014, a survey by Scope found that two-thirds of the British public feel uncomfortable talking to disabled people, while more than a third think of disabled people as not as productive as everyone else.
A survey carried out by Scope in 2013 found that 40% of disabled people living independently did not receive the basic care they needed, such as washing, dressing or getting out of the house.
A survey of 1,014 disabled adults by Scope found nearly one in four of those living in London has suffered hostile or threatening behaviour or been physically assaulted since the Paralympics.
A survey undertaken last year by Scope, a British cerebral palsy charity, found that half the disabled people interviewed experienced discrimination on a daily or weekly basis and that the situation was getting worse.
The survey of 500 fathers, entitled Dad and Me – produced by Scope, the charity for the disabled, and Netbuddy, a website that provides help to people dealing with disabilities – has been published on Father's Day, to raise awareness of the issues.
