DISABILITIES AWARENESS NIGHT
The following
is an example of a disabilities awareness night plan that could be run at any
level of scouting. The purpose of the night is to educate and expose everyone
who participates to various disabilities. This will promote understanding and
provide for better interaction with people with disabilities. This program
works best when everyone participates in the program; scouts, leaders, parents,
families.
AGENDA
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TIME
(min)
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ACTIVITIES
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DESCRIPTION
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15min
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Pre-gathering
Activity
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Tug O War while sitting
(represents physical disability)
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5
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Opening
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Pledge of Allegiance in
Sign (difficult)
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5
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Announcements
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5
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Entertainment
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Skit, Song, or Story
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10
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What
is a Disability?
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Slide Presentation/Talk
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35
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Round
Robin Activities
(~5
minutes each)
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Auditory – Charades, Sign the Motto, Finger Spelling
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Visual – Braille Box, Braille Translation/Name Stop, Don’t Look, and Listen
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Learning – Association, Color Test, Reading Test
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Cognitive – Back to Back
Communication, F Test
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Physical – Tasks
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Autism – Sensory
Overload
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5
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How
to interact?
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Person First, Compassion
not pity
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10
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Meet
a scout with a disability (Q&A)
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Talk about likes,
desires, difficulties
Open Discussion
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5
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Cubmaster’s
Minute
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Diversity
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Closing
Circle
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Regular with signed
motto at end
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CUBMASTER’S
MINUTE
We are all
individuals - no two of us are alike. We all have special talents and abilities
that contribute to our ‘uniqueness.’ We also all have disabilities - things
that we can’t do as well as others. Our disabilities might be simple things
such as requiring glasses to see clearly or not being able to run as fast as
someone else. For some of us our disabilities are more pronounced and really
impact the way that we experience life. It’s part of who we are and what makes
us different... But we all have hopes and dreams, needs and challenges,
achievements and failures. And regardless of our abilities, and as the cub
scout motto tell us, we all strive to SIGN
[do your best].
Person First | Activities | Belt Loop and Pin | Merit Badge
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