2009 AgrAbility
National Training
Workshop
October 5-8, 2009
Grand Rapids, MI
Tentative Schedule Overview
Please note: Additional session descriptions will be added as they are received from the presenters.
| Times | Monday October 5, 2009 | Lead Presenters | Room | |
| 12:00pm-5:30pm | Registration | Concourse West | ||
| 1:00pm-4:00pm | New Staff Training | Pearl | ||
| 4:30pm-6:30pm | Welcome Reception (Times are tentative) | TBD |
*Reception – There will be a light hors’d’ourves reception on the Riverfront Patio beginning at 4:30pm. Exhibits will be on display, as well as auction items. Dinner will be on your own Monday evening.
| Times | Tuesday October 6, 2009 | Lead Presenters | Room | |
| 7:00am-8:15am | Breakfast (Standing Committees will meet during this time. Plan to join your committee for breakfast at the designated table.) | Ambassador West | ||
| 7:00am-10:30am | Registration (will also be available through the day if needed) | Concourse West | ||
| 8:30am-10:00am | Introductory Session - Welcome from NAP, New Staff Introductions, etc. | Ambassador East | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Break | Crown Foyer | ||
| 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 |
| 10:30am-12:00 pm | Cascade | |||
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch | Ambassador West | ||
| 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 |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Break | Crown Foyer | ||
| 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 |
| 4:15pm-5:00pm | Cascade | |||
| 6:30pm-10:00pm | Dinner featuring keynote speaker Jim Gibbons, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International |
An auction to support Farmer Scholarships will take place following Jim Gibbons presentation. Auction items will feature products from several states.
| Times | Wednesday October 7, 2009 | 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 | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Break | Crown Foyer | ||
| 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 |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch | Ambassador West | ||
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | Val Farmer Plenary Session | Ambassador West | ||
| 2:00pm-3:30pm | Emerald | |||
| 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 |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Break (Exhibit & Vendor booths need to be taken down before 4pm) | Crown Foyer | ||
| 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) |
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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 |
| Dinner on your own |
| Times | Thursday October 8, 2009 | Lead Presenters | Room | |
| 7:00am-8:15am | Breakfast | Governors Room | ||
| 8:30am-5:00pm | Offsite Tours - TBD |
Last updated: 04-Dec-2009 10:55 AM