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AAW Assistive Tech Awareness Day
May 2007

Mark your calendars for July 18, 2007!  AgrAbility will be hosting the first AAW Assistive Tech Awareness Day.  The event will be held at the Marathon County Park in The Big Kitchen from 1-5 pm.  The day will include a short program of introduction of representatives from different organizations throughout the area that are available to farmers.  Then a casual meet and greet time will make up the rest of the day, with farmers having the opportunity to meet with representatives from organizations such as UW Extension, WI DVR, WI DATCP, and numerous other organizations that are available to farmers.  Please feel free to attend and spread the word to farmers who may be able to benefit from this event!

AgrAbility of Wisconsin Clients Featured on "America's Heartland"
January 2007

Former AgrAbility of Wisconsin Clients Randy Hartjes and Gary Lechleitner were currently featured on the national television show, America's Heartland, for the AgrAbility program.  In September 2006, the television crew made the trip to Wisconsin and also interview Cheryl Skjolaas of the National AgrAbility Project and Paul Leverenz of the Easter Seals of Wisconsin FARM Program.  Unfortunately, the episode will not be viewable in Wisconsin unless you receive RFD-TV.  However, please feel free to access the short video and article on the America's Heartland website at:
http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_218/help_for_the_disabled_farmers.html

Farm Women's Mini Get Away & Renewal Weekend
November 2006

Sowing the Seeds of Hope is sponsoring a free weekend to farm women at the Fenmore Hill Hotel in Fennimore, WI from January 27-28, 2007.  

The weekend is designed to help women:

  • Deal more effectively with stress

  • Hear and share their stories with other farm women

  • Enjoy a much needed mini-vacation from the farm and farm work

  • Learn simple ways to care for themselves

If you would like more information please contact Mary Bub at (262) 723-4156 or e-mail mmbub@juno.com.
Farm Women's Mini Get Away & Renewal Weekend Registration Form (PDF) 

Easter Seals Wisconsin FARM Program Receives Grant
October 2006

Easter Seals Wisconsin received a Department of Education's National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research grant. This 3-year $200,000 project, Agricultural Assistive Technology Equipment Reutilization, will evaluate how assistive technology is being used by more than 300 past clients, a sample of the farmers served in Wisconsin. Reutilizing AT and creating a more affordable source of AT is a project goal. Easter Seals will collaborate with the University of Wisconsin (UW) Survey Center to survey past AgrAbility clients about their use of AT and with the National AgrAbility Project and AgrAbility of Wisconsin (AAW) to create the new web-based system.

The Wisconsin AgrAbility Project is a cooperative effort of The University of Wisconsin  Extension Service, University of Wisconsin Biological Systems Engineering, Easter Seals Wisconsin, National AgrAbility Project and various other agencies and organizations interested in helping people with disabilities.

© This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project number 2002-41590-01371.