habilitation

Residents at Eastern State Hospital and Lakeland Village Residential Habilitation Center had remained sheltered in place as of 8:30 p.m.

Amy, who previously attended a mainstream school but found she didn't get the support she needed, believes schools need more habilitation workers helping them.

They said a shortage of habilitation teachers was made worse because Scots students had to travel to England to train.

Habilitation teachers instruct blind young people on key life skills that others learn through sight, such as cooking and route planning.

Cameron Henderson, who is currently in training to be an habilitation specialist, said having to commute from East Lothian to London to study, when he has a young family, was "really tricky".