kari_cardi Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I would like to learn more about BSA policies and disabilities. I found a reference for advancements, but I am interested more in what are reasonable accommodations for disabled scouts as members of the troop and its activities. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FScouter Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Ask for these at the council office or Scout Shop: A Guide to Working with Scouts with Disabilities #33056 Scouts With Disabilities and Special Needs fact sheet, No. 02-508 Scouting for Youth With Emotional Disabilities, No. 32998D Scouting for Youth With Physical Disabilities, No. 33057D Scouting for Youth With Mental Retardation, No. 33059C Scouting for Youth Who Are Deaf, No. 33061B Scouting for the Blind and Visually Impaired, No. 33063D Scouting for Youth With Learning Disabilities, No. 33065B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavah Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hello sasha, Your local council office should have several guides available on Scouting with Disabilities, as well as names of troops that might have the resources to do a good job with assisting youth with a particular disability. Sometimes there are troops that "specialize" in scouts with disabilities; sometimes troops just have a lot of resources or experienced volunteers that are good at providing appropriate accommodations. Aside from BSA camps, which will have some policies in place, the BSA does not dictate policies to the individual troops. Each troop's volunteers make decisions on what they feel comfortable being responsible for and accommodating within their program, with guidance from their Chartered Organization's policies. Can you share what the particular question or sort of issue is that you are dealin' with? I expect a lot of folks on da forums can offer suggestions. Beavah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutNut Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 The BSA Scouting for Youth With Disabilities Manual - http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34059.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-in-KC Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 In addition to printed resources, your Council should have a Special Needs committee, which is formed of interested and caring people who are resources in and of themselves. Call your Scout Office... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infoscouter Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 All of these: Scouting for Youth With Emotional Disabilities, No. 32998D Scouting for Youth With Physical Disabilities, No. 33057D Scouting for Youth With Mental Retardation, No. 33059C Scouting for Youth Who Are Deaf, No. 33061B Scouting for the Blind and Visually Impaired, No. 33063D Scouting for Youth With Learning Disabilities, No. 33065B have been superceded by the manual to which the link was given. It has sections on each of these topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kari_cardi Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Thank you! The link provided by Scoutnut is perfect, what I needed. Beavah, I don't have a specific question or problem. Rather, we have several boys with disabilities in the troop and a lack of experience with dealing with issues that arise as a result. So I am in the information-gathering stage to learn more. I did a search on scouting.org with no success, but I knew someone here would have the right links or resources for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavah Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Glad yeh found what you're looking for to get started, sash. Feel free to come back and post specific questions like "we're not sure how to support a new boy who has Aspergers" or "has anyone dealt with a wheelchair bound CP scout?" Yeh can also try searching on da specific disability. I'm sure we've had threads on autism and other disabilities. Beavah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudu Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Games are better than policies: http://inquiry.net/outdoor/games/disabled/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 And both are even better than that, and now she has both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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