Disability Awareness
- Brownie Try-It
- Junior Girl Scout Badge
- Boy Scout Merit Badge
- Girl Scout Interest Project
Come to the Museum to learn about the challenges, accomplishments, and needs of people with visual impairments. In two hours, you can earn the Daisy Patch, Brownie Try-It or the Junior Girl Scout Badge. We can also help with the requirements for the Girl Scout Interest Project Patch and the Boy Scout Merit Badge.
Activities are adapted to suit each age group.
- Learn about the various types of visual impairments.
- Learn how to interact with people who are blind or visually impaired, including proper etiquette and person-first language.
- Talk to an individual who is blind and learn about his or her experiences and activities.
- Learn how people who are blind or visually-impaired take part in sports or recreational activities.
- Explore the adaptations you might make in your own troop for a person with visual impairments.
- Take a "trust walk"—not to learn what it's like for the blind but to learn how you can be an effective guide.
- Find out the various products and approaches to education created by APH to help people with visual impairments succeed at high levels.
- Learn about myths and misconceptions that influence the general public's understanding of people with people who are blind or visually impaired.
- Learn about accessibility for people with disabilities. What does it mean for a public place to be truly accessible?
For older Scouts
- Let us help you put together a disabilities awareness program for younger students.
- Learn about careers available to people who want to work with the disabled.
- We can put you in touch with volunteer opportunities with people who are disabled.