2009 AgrAbility
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2009 NTW Archive

Please note: Additional session descriptions will be added as they are received from the presenters.

 

Times	Tuesday October 6, 2009	Powerpoint	Lead Presenters	Room
10:30am-12:00 pm	Hand Tool Selection and Design for Usability, Safety, and Health		Rob Stuthridge	Emerald
10:30am-12:00 pm	Work Incentives and Work Supports: The Ins And Outs Social Security, Medicaid Buy-In's And Other Community Supports		Joe Entwisle	Atrium
10:30am-11:15 pm	Evaluating the Impacts of Direct Client Services: A Four-State Report with the McGill Quality of Life Tool (45 minutes)		Bob Fetsch, Ronald Schuler Robert Aherin, Kirk Ballin, Sheila Simmons,	Pearl
11:15am-12:00 pm	A presentation on the SF-36 Quality of Life Instrument (45 minutes)		Ron Jester	Pearl
1:30pm-3:00pm	Assessing and Responding to the Prosthetic Needs of Farmers and Ranchers		Kathy Waldera & Craig Heckathorne	Emerald
1:30pm-2:15pm	Getting the most out of your committees (45 minutes)		Ron Jester	Atrium
2:15pm-3:00pm	Programs for Partnership: Making the most of Like -Minded Movements (45 minutes)		Joe Entwisle	Atrium
1:30pm-3:00pm	Assessment Tool for Evaluating Risk of Secondary Injury on AT		Bill Field/Sam Mathew	Pearl
1:30pm-2:15pm	Improving Mobility on the Farm or Ranch (45 minutes)		Rob Stuthridge	Cascade
2:15pm-3:00pm	Tools & Adaptations for Farmers with Limited Strength & Endurance (45 minutes)		Ned Stoller	Cascade
3:30pm-5:00pm	Helping Farmers/Ranchers and Their Families Locate Funding for AT Devices.		Susan Tachau, David Troutman, Jackie Wilks-Weathers	Emerald
3:30pm-5:00pm	Farmer/Rancher Focus Group		Ed Bell	Atrium
3:30pm-5:00pm	Overview of Farm Services Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource Conservation Service			Pearl
3:30pm-4:15pm	Firewood for Farm Fuel (45 minutes)		Ned Stoller	Cascade
6:30pm-10:00pm	Dinner featuring keynote speaker Jim Gibbons, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International

 

Times	Wednesday October 7, 2009	Powerpoint	Lead Presenters	Room
7:00am-8:15am	Breakfast (Communities of Interest will meet during this time. Plan to join your community for breakfast in the designated room. You will be able to hop rooms if you are in multiple communities.)			Ambassador West
8:30am-10:00am	Unconferencing Session			Ambassador East
10:30am-12:00pm	A.T. Suppliers Show and Tell		Ned Stoller	Emerald
10:30am-11:30am	Goodwill and AgrAbility: Maximizing Community Based Resources to Support Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities (60 min)		Eric Olson	Atrium
11:30am-12:00pm	Arthritis Foundation AgrAbility Update (30 minutes)		Amber Wolfe	Atrium
10:30am-12:00pm	PI Meeting		Brad Rein	Pearl
10:30am-12:00pm	Gardening for People with Disabilities		Steve Swain,Karen Funkenbusch	Cascade
1:00pm-2:00pm	Val Farmer Plenary Session			Ambassador West
2:00pm-3:30pm	Marketing AgrAbility		Ryan Kuhn	Atrium
2:00pm-2:45pm	Val Farmer breakout session (45 minutes)		Val Farmer	Pearl
2:45pm-3:30pm	AgrAbility Behavioral Health Survey (45 minutes)		Gail Deboy. Roberta Schweitzer	Pearl
2:00pm-3:30pm	Arthritis and Agriculture		Amber Wolfe,Karen Funkenbusch	Cascade
4:00pm-5:30pm	Availability and reutilization of used assistive technology		Ron Schuler,Paul Leverenz	Emerald
4:00pm-4:45pm	Understanding the Vocational Rehabilitation Process (45 minutes)		Sam Mathew,Steve Etheridge	Atrium
4:45pm-5:30pm	How to Effectively Partner with State Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) agency for Enhanced Outcomes (45 minutes)		Linda Jaco	Atrium
4:00pm-4:45pm	Noticing Clients with High Stress, Anger, Depression, and Suicidal Thinking & Knowing What to Do Next (45 minutes)		Bob Fetsch	Pearl
4:45pm-5:30pm	Taking a Holistic Approach to Addressing the Needs of a Farm Family in Crisis (45 minutes)		Jennifer Hobby	Pearl

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