2018 National Training Workshop March 19-22
Portland, Maine
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Monday, March 19
1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
9:15 a.m.
- Working with Individuals who have a Brain Injury
- Effective Agency Networking Strategies to Assist AgrAbility Clients
- Working with Senior Engineer Students in Addressing a Specific Assistive Technology Need
- FishAbility-Maine AgrAbility helps a man continue to fish
- Harmonizing at Farm Aid 2017: The Story of a 3 State AgrAbility Collaboration
10:30 a.m.
- Using Everyday Items to Create Solutions in Minutes on the Farm
- 3 Diverse Stories and 1 Collaborative Process
- Occupational Therapy’s Role in Rural Communities-Panel
- Project Director (PI) Session
- The Rise of Opioid Abuse in Rural Communities – Prevalence and Strategies
1:30 p.m.
- Unlearn, Learn, Relearn, in other words: Lower Your Small Farm Inputs
- Designing New Assistive Technology
- Sustainability for AgrAbility Programs- Raising Funds
- USDA: Opportunities and Resources for Veterans
- Overview of Resources of the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety
2:40 p.m.
- Operation Adaptation: Climate Change and Regenerative Agriculture, Wild Roots Farm, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,
- Farmer Stress, Depression and Suicide: the Unacknowledged Epidemics
- State Assistive Technology (AT) Programs and Funding Options for AT
- Total Farmer Health
- Outdoor Assistive Technology Show and Tell
4:00 p.m.
- Indoor Assistive Technology Show and Tell
- Accessibility in Agri-tourism
- Lighting for Ag Workshops and Machinery
- Veterans-Farmers-Rurality and Critical Examination of Online Educational Programs
- Massage for Well Being
Wednesday, March 21
8:15 a.m.
- Is it a C-5 or a T-12?
- Train the Trainer – Generation Rx and Educational Resources for Combatting Substance Abuse in Your Community
- Slow Money Maine: a new approach to supporting and funding local food economies
- Veterans Panel
10:15 a.m.
- Irrigation 101
- Access Technology and Employment Services for the Visually Impaired: What is New and Exciting?
- NC AgrAbility: The 1890 Experience
- Precision Agriculture Technology turned Assistive
- An Update and Conversation on Core Competencies for Quality Service in the Profession
11:10 a.m.
- Practical Record Keeping For Farmers & Ranchers
- NIFA’s Efforts to Support Assistive Technology
- Building Stronger Partnerships
- What Service and Assistance Animals Are, and What Rules Apply to Them and Their Owners
- AgrAbility Quality of Life: Our Latest Findings and Future Directions
1:30 p.m.
- Marketing Small Farms in a Big World
- There’s an App or Wearable for That!
- How can APRIL support you?
- I Don’t have a Disability, I’m Just Getting Old
- Map Your Message in a Shifting Media Landscape
2:40 p.m.
- So You Think You Want to Farm/Grow in a High Tunnel, PPT 2
- Connecting with Your Resources: Mental Health Awareness
- Communication Strategies for Preserving Farm Family Relationships
- Assistive Technology for Dairy Farmers
- International Panel- NIFA International Panel-PFaulkner
4:10 p.m.
- Finding your Niche in a Saturated Market
- Identifying the Risks for Senior Farmer Fatalities
- Being Proactive: Legal Issues, Family Dynamics, and Improving Communication
- Challenges of Designing a Skid Loader Entry System for Lower Extremity Disabilities
- Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation Service