<P> The term spastic was long used as a general playground insult . In the 1980s , this became more charged , partially because of the Blue Peter programmes following the life story of Joey Deacon in an attempt to show disability in a positive light during the International Year of Disabled Persons . Consequently , the society changed to its current name , Scope on 26 March 1994 , following a two - year consultation with disabled people and their families . </P>
<P> The term spastic was long used as a general playground insult . In the 1980s , this became more charged , partially because of the Blue Peter programmes following the life story of Joey Deacon in an attempt to show disability in a positive light during the International Year of Disabled Persons . Consequently , the society changed to its current name , Scope on 26 March 1994 , following a two - year consultation with disabled people and their families . </P>
when did the spastic society change its name
when did the spastic society change its name
26 March 1994
26 March 1994