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The AgrAbility
Project is a national program that works to assist agricultural and agribusiness
workers who have physical
and mental disabilities to adapt their homes and farms in order to allow
them to continue to work in agriculture.
The goal
of AgrAbility is to provide assistance and resources to farmers with disabilities
that allow them to continue farming.
AgrAbility provides individualized services, both on and off the farm,
to help create a comprehensive, individualized plan to
allow the disabled farmer to continue farming. AgrAbility involves not
only the farmer, but the family, community,
agricultural professionals, medical professions and farm implement manufacturers.
Statewide
in Missouri, the following services are available:
- Farm House Accessiblity Surveys and Information
- Agricultural Worksite Accessibility Surveys
- Assistive Technology Resources
- Educational Materials
- Equipment Modification Information
- Independent Living Resources
- Technical Support
Disabilities that AgrAbility assists with are not limited to traumatic
injuries. AgrAbility assists farmers with all types of disabilities
and limitations including chronic health conditions or pain, such as arthritis,
heart conditions, visual impairments, hearing
impairments, respiratory diseases, and traumatic brain or spinal cord
injuries.
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