2024 AgrAbility National Training Workshop
March 25th -28th 2024 | Atlanta, GA
The AgrAbility National Training Workshop is the premier training event addressing issues of disability in agriculture.
Professionals and consumers from all over the country participate in four days of plenary sessions, breakouts, tours, networking, and special events.
The 2024 conference is March 25th– 28th, 2024 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta/Buckhead which is located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, GA.
2024 AgrAbility NTW Call for Posters-WORD document
2024 AgrAbility NTW Call for Posters-Google form
Pre-Conference: Monday, March 25th: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
$50 fee
Shepard Center
The Shepherd Center is where people in need of personalized rehabilitation after severe neurological injury or illness find care and compassion to begin again. They specialize in the rehabilitation for patients with the most complex spinal cord and brain injuries, traumatic stroke, and other neurological conditions. $50 Fee- Subject to change based on COVID protocols.
Post-Conference: Thursday, March 28th: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
$75 Fee, lunch included on full day tours – Tours subject to change
OPTION 1 (Full Day Tour) 8 am-4 pm
Tour a Kubota Manufacturing plant, a mushroom operation, and sheep farm run by an AgrAbility client with a spinal cord injury. $75 fee
OPTION 2 – (Full Day Tour) 8 am-4 pm
Tour a family run farm, that also has an agritourism component; UGA Griffin Campus and a textile factory. $75 fee
OPTION 3 (Full Day Tour with 1/2 day drop off) 8 am- 3:30 pm
Tour a few urban farms around Atlanta with a drop off at the hotel before lunch. $75 fee for full day, $30 for half day (lunch not included).
Schedule
Schedule subject to change
Monday, March 25th: 8 am – 6 pm
Pre-conference sessions
- 1 pm – 4 pm: New Staff Training
- 1 pm – 4 pm: Worksite Assessment, Secondary Injury, and AT Selection- $25 fee
- 1 pm – 4 pm: Offsite tour
- 4:30 pm – 6 pm: Poster Session and Reception
Tuesday, March 26th: 8 am – 5 pm
- 8 am – 9 am: Opening Conference Session
- 9:15 am – 10:15 am: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 10:15 am – 10:45 am Break
- 10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm : Lunch
- 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 3:40 pm – 4:00 pm: Break
- 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 6:00 pm Banquet and Auction with Keynote Speaker
Wednesday, March 27th: 8 am – 5 pm
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 9:10 am – 9:55 am: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 9:55 am – 10:25 am: Break
- 10:25 am – 12:00 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 12pm – 1:30pm: Lunch
- 1:30pm – 2:30 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- 3:40 pm – 4:10 pm: Break
- 4:10 pm – 4:55 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
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- Dinner on your own
Thursday, March 28th: 8 am – 4 pm
Conference Tours
2024 AgrAbility Program- coming soon
Schedule at a glance- coming soon
Hotel
The Grand Hyatt Atlanta/Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: 833-617-1943
To make reservations, you can click on the hotel name here: Grand Hyatt. You can also call The Grand Hyatt at 833-617-1943 and let them know that you are with AgrAbility.
The hotel block closes on February 26, 2024
The hotel does not have a shuttle from the airport.
The Hartsfield-Jackson airport is about a 30-minute ride by car (depending on traffic and time of day), and rental cars, taxis and shared ride services are easily available from the airport.
Public Transportration
Atlanta’s MARTA transit system runs to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Fares are $2.50 each way. From the airport, Grand Hyatt Atlanta guests should board Northbound trains (N to North Springs). Exit at the Buckhead Station N7 onto Peachtree Road S. The Buckhead Station is two blocks from the hotel.
Transportation for those with a disability
Hartsfield-Jackson offers several modes of ground transportation are available to passengers with disabilities, such as Taxis, Limousines, Shared-Ride Shuttles, Hotel Shuttles, and Off-Airport Parking Shuttles.
Don’t hesitate to contact the ground transportation companies to request special assistance, a wheelchair lift, or ramp-equipped transportation. A complete list of companies and services is available here https://apps.atl.com/Passenger/GroundTransportation/.
For additional information, contact ATL Ground Transportation at (404) 530-6674.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) public transit system includes elevator access for customers with disabilities. For more information on MARTA’s passenger services, call (404) 848-4711 or visit https://itsmarta.com/.
Greyhound Lines, the nation’s largest provider of intercity bus transportation, offers assistance to customers with disabilities. The Greyhound system includes a boarding and departure destination at Hartsfield-Jackson with direct access to the Airport’s domestic terminal north building.
For assistance, contact Greyhound at (800) 752-4841 at least 48 hours before departure, or visit https://www.greyhound.com/en.
More information coming soon.
Travel
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
The closest airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Internationa Airport. The airport is about a 30-minute ride by car (depending on traffic and time of day), and rental cars, taxis and shared ride services are easily available from the airport.
Hartsfield-Jackson offers several modes of ground transportation are available to passengers with disabilities, such as Taxis, Limousines, Shared-Ride Shuttles, Hotel Shuttles, and Off-Airport Parking Shuttles.
Don’t hesitate to contact the ground transportation companies to request special assistance, a wheelchair lift, or ramp-equipped transportation. A complete list of companies and services is available here https://apps.atl.com/Passenger/GroundTransportation/.
For additional information, contact ATL Ground Transportation at (404) 530-6674.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) public transit system includes elevator access for customers with disabilities. For more information on MARTA’s passenger services, call (404) 848-4711 or visit https://itsmarta.com/.
Greyhound Lines, the nation’s largest provider of intercity bus transportation, offers assistance to customers with disabilities. The Greyhound system includes a boarding and departure destination at Hartsfield-Jackson with direct access to the Airport’s domestic terminal north building.
For assistance, contact Greyhound at (800) 752-4841 at least 48 hours before departure, or visit https://www.greyhound.com/en.
Sponsors
Information is available for sponsorship opportunities HERE.
If you would like to pay for your sponsorship by credit card, more information will be coming soon.
Contact JoBeth Rath at 585.402.2059 or jbrath@goodwillfingerlakes.org or Tess McKeel at 585.447.9015 or tmckeel@goodwillfingerlakes.org for questions or more information.
Travel Stipends for Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities.
Travel Stipends are available to help farmers/ranchers with disabilities come to the 2024 NTW in Georgia. If you are a farmer/rancher with a disability and would like to attend the 2024 NTW please click on the link below for an online application, as soon as possible, so that you have the best chance of being included in the available budget. If you would prefer to fill out a paper application, you may click on that link below. This form should be mailed to Chuck Baldwin at:
AgrAbility NTW Stipend Committee / 113 W Till Rd. / Fort Wayne, IN 46825
If you have any questions you can contact Chuck Baldwin at 574.306.7329 or baldwi19@purdue.edu, or Tess McKeel at 585.447.9015 or tmckeel@goodwillfingerlakes.org
2024 Farmer/Rancher Stipend Application- online form coming soon
2024 Farmer/Rancher Stipend Application- printable form coming soon
Exhibitors
Exhibitors are a welcome addition to the Workshop! AgrAbility professionals, partner organizations and farmer clients are eager to learn about products and services that may be of assistance.
The 2024 NTW features exhibitor space with a great traffic pattern, allowing you to catch attendees on their way to and from sessions and meals, and during breaks! Spaces are located in the Grand Ballroom pre-function area.
$800 ($700 for non-profit exhibitor) includes the following:
• One 6’ table and electrical connection if necessary
• Registration for one representative
• Attendance at Conference Sessions of Interest
• Access to Session Handouts and Conference Attendee Listing
• A block of time during AT Show & Tell Session
• Name listed in program, on the website and on a slide in the ballroom
• Conference Meals including: Monday evening reception; Tuesday lunch, breaks and banquet dinner; Wednesday lunch and breaks