Guide to Advancement – Members with Speical Needs
BSA’s Guide to Working With Scouts With Special Needs and DisABILITIES (bit.ly/SpecialNeedsScouting)
Disabilities Awareness – Serving Scouts With Disabilities
The basic premise of Scouting for youth with disabilities is that all youth want to participate fully and be respected like every other member of the unit. While there are, by necessity, units exclusively composed of Scouts with disabilities, experience has shown that Scouting usually succeeds best when every Scout is part of a regular unit.
The following resources provide additional information about Scouts with disabilities.
General Resources
- Abilities Digest Newsletter Archive
- Introduction to Working with Scouts with Special Needs and Disabilities, No. 510-071
- Torch of Gold Award, No. 512-945
- Woods Services Award, No. 512-258
- Special Needs Scouting Service Award
Advancement
- Guide to Advancement, No. 33088, Section 10.0.0.0, “Advancement for Members With Special Needs”
- Individual Scout Advancement Plan, No. 512-936
- Request for Registration Beyond the Age of Eligibility, No. 512-935
- Application for Alternative Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges, No. 512-730
Continuing education courses, Special Needs Scouting
9.0.4.0 Time Extensions for Rank of Eagle Scout
A Scout who foresees that, due to no fault or choice of their own, it will not be possible to complete the Eagle Scout rank requirements before age 18, may apply for a limited time extension. See “Process for Submitting and Evaluating an Extension Request,” 9.0.4.1, item No. 1. These are rarely granted and reserved only for work on Eagle. When a time extension is requested, the Scout should continue working on the requirements as processing occurs.
“An exception might be considered for Scouts with significant disabilities that do not meet the level of severity or permanence required for registration beyond the age of eligibility, but are such that they essentially preclude advancement within the timeframe allowed.”