Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge Helps and Documents

Scouts learn to understand and appreciate our differences while working on the Disabilities Awareness merit badge. They explore the experiences of people with differing abilities and how providing accessibility can help improve fairness. They also investigate careers which support people with disabilities.

Get the Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge pamphlet

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge

Printable note sheet for Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges

Here are some ideas and related achievements to get you started:

American Sign Language Translator

Hand Speak provides an American Sign Language Translator. Just type in a word and you will see a video of the sign for the word.

I Can Do That With One Hand Tied Behind My Back Game

The goal of this game is for two Scouts to work together to make a simple lunch. The challenge is that they each have one hand tied behind their back.

Special Needs Awareness Program Feature for Scouts BSA

The Special Needs feature teaches Scouts to understand and appreciate the unique qualities and abilities of each person. Scouts learn to appreciate the challenges faced by people with special needs.