ADVANCED MERIT: DISABILITY AWARENESS
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1. Visit a facility that serves the needs of the physically impaired, developmentally
impaired, or other disabled individuals. Write a 200 word report on your visit.
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2. Complete an accessibility survey of your local church and write a report on your
findings. Your report should address the following:
a. Are wheelchair ramps available wherever there are steps?
b. Are handrails present wherever there are steps, ramps, or restrooms?
c. Are any provisions made for the deaf, such as sign language interpreters?
d. Are restroom facilities available to those in wheelchairs?
e. Are drinking fountains designed so that those in wheelchairs can use them?
f. Are other conditions present that would help or hinder the use of your
church building by a person in a wheelchair?
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3. Complete any 2 of the following activities and write a 200 word report on your
experiences. Include way s you compensated for your handicap, your personal
feelings during the activities, etc.
a. ___ Spend at least 4 hours blindfolded. Go about the normal activities of
your day without your sense of sight.
b. ___ Spend at least 4 hours wearing earplugs. Go about the normal activities
of your day without your sense of hearing.
c. ___ Spend at least 4 hours in a wheelchair. You cannot use your legs.
d. ___ Spend at least 4 hours trying to communicate with others without the
use of speech.
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4. Demonstrate the sign language alphabet from memory.
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5. Give 3 Scripture references concerning people with disabilities.
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c. _____________________ _____:_____
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