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Capability (Scotland)Working across Scotland we provide services, which can meet yourneed at every stage of your life from birth to older age. To make iteasier to find what is relevant to you we have grouped what we do intofour main services: Residential Care; Support for Independent Living;Education, Early Years and Childcare and Allied Health Services.Contact: 0131337 9876Contact a Family ScotlandOne in 20 children are born with a disability in the UK. Contact aFamily is the only national charity that exists to support the families ofdisabled children whatever their condition or disability. With over 30years of experience, our vision is that families with disabled children areempowered to live the lives they want and achieve their full potential,for themselves, for the communities they live in, and for society.Contact: 0131659 2930Enable ScotlandENABLE Scotland works with families living with learning disabilitiesthroughout Scotland. We support parents with children who havelearning disabilities from birth all the way through to adulthood. Wealso provide parents who have learning disabilities with support.Contact: 0300 0200 101Enquire ScotlandWe are the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. Ifyou’re worried your child might need extra help in school we can helpyou. We have lots of practical advice to help you find your way throughthe education and additional support needs system to make sure yourchild gets the most from their education. We also offer advice andinformation to practitioners working with families and to children andyoung people themselves.Contact: 0845 123230337Family Information