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Idaho Center for Assistive Technology
1.888.289.3259
5420 W. Franklin Road
Suite A
Boise, Id 83705
208 . 377. 8070
www.idahoagrability.org
info@idahoagrability.org
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About AgrAbility |
The AgrAbility Project was created to assist people with disabilities employed in production agriculture.
Congress authorized the AgrAbility Project in the 1990 Farm Bill and the program was launched in 1991 by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA-CSREES).
The AgrAbility Project is administered by CSREES and includes a National AgrAbility Project that provides training,
technical assistance, and information to state and regional AgrAbility projects.
The national project is based at the University of Wisconsin.
Each state and regional AgrAbility project involves a partnership between a cooperative extension at a land grant
university and a nonprofit organization that serves people with disabilities. For a current list of AgrAbility projects,
please visit the National and State AgrAbility Projects page of the national project's website.
The Idaho AgrAbility Project includes three partners: the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System (UI-CES), the Idaho Assistive Technology Project (IATP), both in Moscow, Idaho, and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Idaho in Boise.
AgrAbility engages Extension Service educators, disability experts, rural professionals, and volunteers in offering
an array of services, including:
- Identifying people with disabilities who are working in agriculture and referring them to appropriate resources;
- Providing on-site technical assistance for modifying operations and buildings, as well as adapting and using equipment and tools;
- Offering agriculture-based education to prevent further injuries;
- Training rehabilitation, healthcare, and Extension Service professionals to better assist farmers and ranchers with disabilities; and
- Developing and coordinating peer support networks.
Since 1991, confidential on-site consultations conducted by AgrAbility staff have provided hundreds of clients
with information needed to make informed decisions. Training sessions and materials provided by the projects
have helped educate thousands of rural healthcare and agricultural professionals. Peer support networks have
facilitated the sharing of information and experiences among agricultural workers with disabilities.
Public awareness has increased through hundreds of events, allowing more people to be helped through the program.
Through all of these efforts, the AgrAbility Project helps farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers with disabilities
to continue their agricultural endeavors and remain vital rural business and community members.
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service under special project number 2006-41590-03435.
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