Scope has decided to close 11 care homes to help residents 'integrate with society'.
"Why is this happening? Well, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was ratified by the UK government in 2009, seeks to promote disabled people's full inclusion in society. So the consensus among disability charities now seems to be that disabled people want to live more independent lives within the community in smaller dwellings. And the charities have come under a lot of pressure from the disability rights lobby to close what they describe as 'segregated' residential care."