Application forms for Special Needs youth in Scouting

Registration Beyond the Age of Eligibility

This form is used to document a disability for a BSA youth member who will continue youth membership beyond age 12 for Cub Scouting, age 18 for Scouts BSA, or age 21 for Venturing and Sea Scouting.  If a disability exists, a Scout's family is highly encouraged to complete this form and submit as soon as possible, and not wait until he/she comes upon the upper age range of his/her program.

Individual Scout Advancement Plan

Much like an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) is used to help a school district guide a student and allocate resources in a school setting, the ISAP is a way to document a Scout's special needs and goals within Scouting, and helps parents, Scouts, and leaders plan what resources will be needed to help a special needs Scout succeed in Scouting

Application for Alternative Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-730.pdf

Merit badges must be completed in their entirety. If the merit badge requirements for an Eagle-required merit badge are beyond the capacity of a disabled scout, a different merit badge can potentially be substituted for the required one with the approval of the unit committee and the council advancement committee.

An alternative Merit Badge must be equally challenging to that Scout as the substituted Eagle-required merit badge was intended to be.

Examples of alternative merit badges are listed on the form. They are intended to be suggestions, and are not exclusive; other challenging merit badges can also be used.