Introducing the nominees for the 2026 Scope Awards!đź’ś
Up first:
Local Service
Media Moment
Social Media Influencer
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Local Service Scope Award: Access the Dales, Circus Starr, Rotherham Parent Carers Forum, WLPA Academy.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Media Moment Scope Award: Pushers, Channel 4, Design and Disability exhibition, V and A Museum, Chris McCausland’s Alternative Christmas Speech, Channel 4, Code of Silence, ITV, Chris Packham Inside our Minds, BBC, Marissa Bode as Nessa Rose, Wicked.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Social Media Influencer Scope Award: Chronically Jenni, Lucy May Dawson, Samraddhi Awasthi, Tobi Green Adenowo.
Our next awards:
Celebrity Role Model
Customer Inclusion
Purple Pioneer
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Celebrity Role Model Scope Award: Cat Burns, Hannah Hampton, Jack Thorne, Rosie Jones.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Customer Inclusion Scope Award: Anatome Education CIC, Morgans Butchery, Primark, Southampton City Farm.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Purple Pioneer Scope Award: Amaira and Eva Deotale, Cora Beth Fraser, Shezad Nawab MBE, Yasmin Darling.
Our final awards:
Colleague Network
Community Group
Workplace Champion
The winners will be announced at our ceremony in April, hosted by Ade Adepitan ✨
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ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Colleague Network Scope Award: BT Able2 Network, Google UK Disability Alliance Partnership, Hull Truck Theatre, OVO Neurodiversity.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Community Group Scope Award: Black SEN Mamas, Criptic Arts, Stopgap Dance Company, The Parks Trust Access Ambassadors.
ALT White text on a purple sparkly background. It lists the nominees for the Workplace Champion Scope Award: Dave Campbell, Hamish Thompson, Jonathan Andrews, Kevin Hubbard.
“To have awards that celebrate disabled people who are doing amazing things, it is crucial. It is even more important that the people without disabilities hear these stories.”
We’re delighted to share that @AdeAdepitan will host the 2026 Scope Awards 💜
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Positive disability representation is definite Faithful behaviour ❤
It’s so important for transforming attitudes, giving viewers a better understanding of the lives, talent, and potential of disabled people.
Image: BBC/Studio Lambert/Mark Mainz
ALT A traitor from the TV show The Traitors is in front of the roundtable, wearing a green cloak covering their face. A Radio Times headline is over the top, which says: Everything The Traitors gets right about disability and neurodivergence – and what it doesn't.
There’s a long way to go, and The Traitors is by no means perfect.
But this series, we've seen Jessie treated with respect and dignity by the people around her.
And that's something we love to see, for all different conditions and impairments.
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The government plans to set time limits for entry‑level status, and give employers more support.
But there are concerns that self‑checks only show progress on paper, not in real life.
Disability Confident has the potential to break down some of the barriers disabled people face getting in and staying in work.
But the current scheme lacks the teeth to drive meaningful change.
Real reform must bring clear goals and real results.
💬"It was nice just to be able to walk to somewhere where all our kids can play together.”
We love this! Children should be able to play together without barriers.
Accessible playgrounds can make a world of difference to children like Rupert đź’ś
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Disabled people are being let down by our benefits system.
Life costs more if you're disabled. Disability benefits are a lifeline meant to help address this.
The government must get its administration right. Because disabled people are paying the price.
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📣 Flexible working isn't a luxury.
But new research shows that workers with long-term health conditions are less likely to have access to it.
Even though flexibility can make the difference between staying in a job or being forced out of work entirely.
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Flexible working isn’t just an attractive perk. It’s a vital area of support.
And it can help disabled people, carers, and those with fluctuating health to stay and thrive in work.
Flexibility needs to be the norm. Not the exception.
A new year doesn’t magically fix broken systems.
But 2026 is another opportunity to push for change together.
This year, we’ll keep standing up for disabled people’s rights. We'll keep challenging injustice. And keep making sure disabled voices are heard.
❄️ Our team is logging off for our holiday break, and we’ll be back on Monday 5 January.
📞 This time of year can be happy and joyful. But it can also be difficult. If you need some support, there are people you can speak to ⬇️
ALT Support available this Christmas. Scope: 0808 800 3333. Open weekdays, hours vary. Closed on bank holidays. Respect: 0808 801 0327. Weekdays, 10am to 5pm. Closed on bank holidays. Refuge: 0808 2000 247. Always open. Samaritans: 116 123. Always open.
Introducing our judges for the 2026 #ScopeAwards! 🏆
We’re thrilled to have such a talented bunch working hard to choose our winners. Judging will begin when the shortlist is announced in February, but for now, let’s hear it for our wonderful panel 👇
ALT Text against a purple sparkly background says: Your Scope Awards judges, celebrating disability equality champions.
@imalichislett, CEO at Inkfire
@jakebrown_26, TV Faithful
Jameisha Prescod, artist and advocate
@LostVoiceGuy, comedian
Lisa Lloyd, content creator
Mooed Majeed, presenter and model
Nicole Steven, Disability Project Manager at Channel4
@pkolluguri, activist
@SamanthaRenke, writer and campaigner
@ShaniDhanda, activist and our head judge
Dr Steph Blanco, lecturer
@TumiSotire, coach and advocate
Tyler Saunders, athlete and coach
You can find out more about our wonderful judges on our website > scope.org.uk/awards/judges