Monday, March 19: 1 -4 PM
- New Staff Training
- Reducing the Risk of Secondary Injury and Enhancing Emergency Preparednes for AgrAbility Clientelle- $25 fee
- Tour of The Iris Network and Goodwill's NeuroRehabilitation Services-$25 fee
Tuesday, March 20: 7 AM - 5 PM 
- 7 am-8 am: Breakfast
- 8 am-9 am: Opening Conference Session
- 9:15 am-12 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
- 12 pm - 1:30 pm : Lunch
- 1:30 pm - 5 pm Conference Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, March 21: 7 AM - 5 PM
- 7 am - 8:15am: Breakfast
- 8:15 am-12 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
- 12pm-1:30pm: Lunch
- 1:30pm-5pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, March 21: 6 PM
- Banquet and Auction Event with Keynote Speaker SSGT Travis Mills
Thursday, March 22: 7:30 AM - 5 PM
Conference Tours
- Western Maine: Pietree Orchard (AgrAbility client), Maine Balsam Fir, A Wrinkle in Thyme, and Clay Hill Farm (AgrAbility client)
- Portland Area: Morrison Center, Dole's Orchard, Allagash Brewery Half Day)
- Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Mooks Sea Farm, and Free Range Fish and Lobster
- Veteran Farm Tour: Applegate Deer Farm, Riverside Lavender Farm, Sebago Lake Ranch, and North Star Sheep Farm
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Schedule with Links to presentations and handouts below.
Monday, March 19th: Pre-Conference Sessions
1:00 pm- 4:00 pm Longfellow
New Staff Training
1:00 pm- 4:00 pm Winslow-Homer
Worksite and Secondary Injury Assessment and Documentation
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastland Grand Ballroom Reception and Poster Session
Tuesday, March 20th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Eastland Grand Ballroom Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:00 am Eastland Grand Ballroom Opening Session
9:15 am- 10:00 am Break out sessions
Working with Individuals who have a Brain Injury PPT
Effective Agency Networking Strategies to Assist AgrAbility Clients
Working with Senior Engineer Students in Addressing a Specific Assistive Technology Needs
Fishability-Maine AgrAbility helps a man continue to fish
Harmonizing at Farm Aid 2017: The Story of a 3 State AgrAbility Collaboration PPT
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Break out sessions
Using Everyday Items to Create Solutions in Minutes on the Farm Handout
3 Diverse Stories and 1 Collaborative Process
Project Director (PI) Session
The Rise of Opioid Abuse in Rural Communities – Prevalence and Strategies
12:00 pm- 1:30 pm Eastland Grand Ballroom
Farmer Lunch- please choose this lunch if you are attending this conference as an agricultural worker.
Lunch- please choose this lunch if you are attending this conference in any capacity accept an agricultural worker
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions
Unlearn, Learn, Relearn, in other words: Lower Your Small Farm Inputs! Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3
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 pm – 3:40 pm – Breakout Sessions
Operation Adaptation: Climate Change and Regenerative Agriculture
Farmer Stress, Depression and Suicide: the Unacknowledged Epidemic
State Assistive Technology (AT) Programs and Funding Options for AT
Total Farmer Health
Lavender Farming
Outdoor Assistive Technology Show and Tell
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Sessions
Indoor Assistive Technology Show and Tell
Accessibility in Agritourism
Lighting for Ag Workshops and Machinery
Veterans, Farmers, Rurality, and Critical Examination of Online Educational Programs PPT Handout
Massage for Well Being
Dinner on you own
Wednesday, March 21st
7:00 am – 8:15 am Eastland Grand Ballroom
Breakfast
8:15 am – 9:45 am Breakout Sessions
Is it a C-5 or T-12?
Train the Trainer – Generation Rx and Educational Resources for Combatting Substance Abuse in Your Community Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4
Slow Money Maine: a new approach to supporting and funding local food economies Video 1 Video 2
Veterans Panel
10:15 am – 11:00 am Breakout Sessions
Irrigation 101
Access Technology and Employment Services for the Visually Impaired: What is New and Exciting? PPT
NC AgrAbility: The 1890 Experience
Precision Agriculture Technology turned Assistive PPT
An Update and Conversation on Core Competencies for Quality Service in the Profession
11:10 am – 11:55 am Breakout Sessions
Practical Record Keeping For Farmers & Ranchers PPT
NIFA’s Efforts to Support Assistive Technology
Building Stronger and Successful Partnerships
What Service and Assistance Animals Are, and What Rules Apply to Them and Their Owners Video Handout
AgrAbility Quality of Life: Our Latest Findings and Future Directions PPT Handout
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch- Anne Hazlett, OCEC –Speaking on the Opioid Crisis in Rural America
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions
Marketing Small Farms in a Big World
There’s an App or Wearable for That! PPT Handout 1 Handout 2
How can APRIL support you? PPT
I Don’t have a Disability, I’m Just Getting Old
Map Your Message in a Shifting Media Landscape
2:40 pm – 3:40 pm Breakout Sessions
So You Think You Want to Farm/Grow in a High Tunnel PPT 1 PPT2
Connecting with Your Resources: Mental Health Awareness
Communication Strategies for Preserving Farm Family Relationships
Assistive Technology for Dairy Farmers
International Panel
4:10 pm – 4:55 pm Breakout Sessions
Finding your Niche in a Saturated Market
Identifying 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
An Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation Services PPT
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Banquet dinner, Keynote Speaker- SSGT. Travis Mills, and Auction
Thursday, March 22nd
7:00 am – 8:00 am Pick up boxed breakfast
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Tours