][citation needed], which is French for "Scouts Despite Everything".

It aims to meet the mandate[further explanation needed] from Robert Baden-Powell, founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom, that the programme be made "open to all.

"[1][better source needed] Young people with special needs join in with Scout groups on a regular basis but some organizations provide a special parallel program tailored to these participants.

[vague] For example, The Scout Association of the United Kingdom formed a Disabled Scout Branch in 1926 and has various Scoutlink groups around the country.

Scoutlink is a program run by The Scout Association of the United Kingdom in order to provide support and involvement for young people and adults with developmental disabilities, a form of Extension Scouting[dubious – discuss][citation needed] but is also the name of an Internet chat site and joint programs between The Scout Association in Northern Ireland and Scouting Ireland.