2008 National AgrAbility Workshop
Wichita, Kansas
November 10 - 13, 2008
Purpose: Each year, the National AgrAbility Project, in partnership with
a State AgrAbility Project, hosts a four-day educational and training
workshop intended to provide technical assistance and resources to
professionals interacting with individuals and their families who farm
or ranch despite a disability.
Workshop participants are offered a wide array of sessions to increase
their knowledge of strategies the farmer, rancher and farmworker use to
continue working in production agriculture.
The 2008 workshop sessions are being planned, but may provide
participants with information related to:
- Trends in disability and rehabilitation,
- Applications of assistive technology to the agricultural setting,
- Service strategies to meet a variety of needs of farmers with
disabilities, and
- Resources for outreach, marketing and funding AgrAbility projects.
Who Should Attend
Agenda
Workshop Registration
To Register
Hotel Reservations
Transportation
Workshop Flyer
For Further Information
Who Should Attend:
- AgrAbility project staff
- Extension educators
- Occupational therapists
- Physical therapists
- Vocational rehabilitation counselors
- Rural health care providers
- Students
- Farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers who have disabilities and their families
Agenda
DRAFT
Monday Nov. 10 |
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1:00-4:00 pm |
New Staff Training |
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6:00 - pm |
Dinner w/ Welcome, Introductions and Keynote speaker Temple Grandin, Colorado State University |
Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
AT/AgrAbility Equipment |
Professional Development |
Disability/ Health |
Off Site |
Morning A |
Grandin-Livestock |
Advocacy 101- Rozell and Dexter |
Overview of VR |
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Morning B |
Prosthetic Device Updates-Heckathorn |
SRAP Partnerships- Schuler |
VR: What VR considers when working with farmers |
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Afternoon A |
Slips and Fall-Willkomm |
FSA |
One State’s Experience Training VR Staff - Schuler |
Livestock Handling at Farm Show |
Afternoon B |
Farm Financial |
Marketing/Branding |
VA VR & E |
Wednesday, Nov. 12 |
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Morning A |
McGyve in Minutes - Willkomm |
Career Decisions through Enterprising Ideas - Swain |
Behavioral Health-Rosman and Weigel |
Deere Training Facility:
- Ergonomic design
- Guidance system applications for AgrAbility clients
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Morning B |
American Indian : Cultural Values and VR program
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Case Study in Farm Café Fashion-Schuler |
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Afternoon A |
K&M Manufacturing |
Evaluating the Impact of Direct Client Services-Pereira |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Afternoon B |
Ergonomics |
PI MTG/USDA |
Balancing the Many Occupations on the Farm-Hissong |
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Workshop Registration
To Register
Hotel Reservations
More information to follow: Workshop hotel is the Hyatt Regency,
Wichita, Kansas.
Transportation
Workshop Flyer
For Further Information Contact:
Workshop Agenda: 866-259-6280
Cheryl Skjolaas, Program Manager
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Biological Systems Engineering Department
460 Henry Mall Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Toll_free: (866) 259-6280
Phone: (608) 265-0568
Fax: (608) 262-1228
skjolaas@wisc.edu
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