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BSA offers revised Special Needs and Disabilities Introduction

cover of BSA Intro to working with Scouts with Special Needs and DisabilitiesThe national office has released a slightly revised version of the “Introduction to Working With Scouts with Special Needs and Disabilities,” item #510-071. It is now available on this web site and should also be available from the Disabilities page of Scouting.org.

 

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