Requirement
2. Visit an agency, and learn what it offers its members
Required Often forgotten
THE FIRST MOVE ON THIS BADGE, whatever the numbering says. Four jobs in one paragraph, and the introduction it gives you is what makes 3(a), 3(b) and 5(b) arrangeable. Physical, mental, emotional or educational disabilities all qualify, so the choice of agency is wide.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THIS IS THE FIRST MOVE ON THE BADGE WHATEVER THE NUMBERING SAYS, BECAUSE IT IS AN INTRODUCTION. The agency you visit here is the natural way to arrange 3(b), a conversation with an individual who has a disability, and it is the obvious place to ask about 5(b)'s eight hours of volunteering. Those are three separate pieces of work and each has to be done properly, but they can all happen at one organisation and with people you have already met, which is a great deal easier than arranging three things cold. Note also that this requirement is four jobs in one paragraph: visit, collect and read the agency's material, LEARN WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ITS MEMBERS HAVE FOR TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, and discuss it with your counselor. The third is specific and is the one most often skipped, because it arrives after a sentence that sounds like the end of the requirement.
Where this step comes from
- Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 2 · The requirement names physical, mental, emotional, or educational disabilities, and asks about opportunities for training, employment, and education.