How to earn your badge: Choose one thing to do from each of the four lists.

Disability awareness

  • Explain what a disability is. What are the different types of disability?
  • Research a famous person with a disability. Make a poster or write about their life and achievements.
  • Visit a local community building like a library, town hall or cinema. How accessible is it for someone with a disability? Write down what you find out.
  • Show how you could help someone with a disability to make the Cub Promise. Think of a different example to the ones in steps 2, 3 or 4.

Resource: Visit https://www.scouts.org.uk/.

Resource: Visit https://paralympics.org.uk/.

Physical disability awareness

  • Find out about two different aids that can assist a disabled person. How do they help? You could find out about things like wheelchairs, computers, rising chairs or adapted cars.
  • Find out about three ways to make it easier for a wheelchair user to use public places, like shops, parks, hospitals or libraries. How could your meeting place be made better for a wheelchair user?
  • Make a sandwich using only one hand or draw a picture using only your feet to hold the pen.

Resource: Visit https://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/.

Deaf awareness

  • Learn the alphabet using fingerspelling. Show you understand a word communicated to you using fingerspelling.
  • Learn a song in Makaton or British Sign Language.
  • Explain what equipment a deaf person might use in the home. You might look at special features on things like fire alarms, telephones or TVs.
  • Show how you would approach a deaf person and speak to them so they can lip-read.

Resource: Visit https://www.british-sign.co.uk/fingerspelling-alphabet-charts/.

Resource: Watch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVR4-zug_Upe9pWcz1jRaIw.

Sight awareness

  • Describe two different ways a blind or visually impaired person can read. You could talk about how they would use computers, Braille or Moon.
  • Explain what guide dogs for blind people do. How are they trained?
  • Learn and read your name in Braille.
  • Show how to approach a blind or visually impaired person. How would you identify yourself?

Resource: Visit https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/.

Resource: You can use the alphabet card below to help you write your name in Braille.

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