Requirement
7. Five professions, then one researched
Required
Name five professions that provide services to people with disabilities, pick the one that interests you, and find out the education, training and experience it requires. Then discuss it and say why it interests you. The five are wider than the medical ones: teaching, therapy, law, design and technology all qualify.
Notes and warnings
Note. THE FIVE PROFESSIONS ARE WIDER THAN THE MEDICAL ONES, AND NAMING FIVE IS EASIER IF YOU KNOW THAT. Special education teacher, occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech and language pathologist, audiologist, sign language interpreter, rehabilitation counselor, assistive technology specialist, accessibility consultant, disability rights lawyer and adaptive equipment designer all provide services to people with disabilities, and the technology, design and legal routes are the ones people forget. Then pick one, find out the education, training and experience it requires, and say why it interests you. If you visited an agency for requirement 2, several of these jobs were being done in that building, so take the question with you.
Where this step comes from
- Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 7 · The requirement asks for five professions, and for the education, training, and experience required for the one you pick.