Boy Scouts of America

Special Needs and Disabilities – 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

Advancement

Webinars

  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable- Promoting National Disabilities Awareness Month within the Unit – Mar 6, 2024 View Recording
  • National BSA Special Needs Accessible Camps Certification Process – January 25, 2024 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable- Resources and how to become a Special Needs and Disabilities Champion – November 21, 2023 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable- Questions about Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA and Advancement – August 23, 2023 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable – Mental, Emotional, and Social Health in Scouting – May 22, 2023 View Recording | View PowerPoint
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable –  November 15, 2022 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable – Recruiting – August 22, 2022 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable – Getting Ready for Camp – April 12, 2022 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable: Advancement for Scouts with Special Needs:  December 14, 2021 View Recording
  • Special Needs and Disabilities Roundtable: February 21, 2023 View Recording
  • Inclusion of Special Needs in the Scouts BSA Program –  April 29, 2023 View Recording

In-Person Training Opportunities

Training Modules

Safety Highlight

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.