Resources

Financial Resources

• Socially Disadvantaged, Beginning, and Limited Resource Farmers/Ranchers
• Farm Service Agency
• U. S. Small Business Administration

Service Providers

• Texas Centers for Independent Living
• Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
• Veterans Administration
• US Department of Veterans Affairs Rural Health
• Social Security Administration
• Easter Seals
• Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) application information and assistance
• Texas Legal Services Center
• The Texas Ramp Project

Disability or Illness Specific Resources

• Amputation
• The Amputee Prosthetic Center
• Arthritis
• Back Injury
• Chronic Pain
• Deaf Linx
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Hearing Impairments
• Heart Conditions
• Respiratory Diseases
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Visual Impairments
• Physical Disabilities, such as:
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Parkinson’s Disease
• Disability.gov

How-to’s from National AgrAbility Workshop 2009

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• USDA – Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Programs (PowerPoint-3MB)
• Improving Mobility on the Farm or Ranch (PowerPoint-4MB)
• Arthritis and Agriculture (PowerPoint-47MB)
• Tools and Adaptations for Farmers with Limited Strength and Endurance (PowerPoint-30MB)
• Understanding Vocational Rehabilitation Process (PowerPoint-3MB)
• Work Incentives and Work Support: The Ins and Outs Social Security, Medicaid Buy-In’s and Other Community Supports (PowerPoint-5MB)

Arthritis Awareness Month Resources:

Observances: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• May is Arthritis Month
• Lupus Awareness Month, Toolkit
• National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, 05/12/12 
• National Occupational Therapy Month

Arthritis Resources:

• Arthritis Pain Reliever (Video) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Program & Leader Updates: Arthritis Foundation

• Walk With Ease Online Tools

Articles & News:

• New recommendations for hand, knee and hip osteoarthritis; Arthritis Today by Linda Rath 04/10/12
• Smoking linked to worse outcomes in joint replacement; Arthritis Today by Dorothy Foltz-Gray 04/30/12
• Women at greater risk for knee injuries; Medical News Today 04/19/12
• One-third of adult Americans with arthritis battle anxiety and depression; Eurekalert 04/30/12
• Obesity epidemic fueling rise in rheumatoid arthritis among women; Eurekalert 04/30/12

Assistive Technology

• Farm Tools by Foresight Services
• National Public Website on Assistive Technology
• AgrAbility Assistive Technology
• ABLEDATA
• Life Essentials
• Assistive Technology Industry Association- ATiA
• Ergonomics Simplified, LLC
• Nuance
• Ajility Lifts
• Adapt It!

Other Resources

• Farmer Resource Network
• Office of Rural Health
• The More You Know – Disability Awareness
• Mensch Manufacturing Skid Loaders
• Private Landowner Network
• Farmer Veteran Coalition

How-to’s from National AgrAbility Workshop 2011

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Introductory Material: What is AgrAbility and what do we do?

• Introduction_to_AgrAbility
• AgrAbility and Goodwill
• AmeriCorps_Opportunities_and_AgrAbility
• Cooperative_Extension_Service-source_of_information
• Ag Credit Programs- FSA
• Emergency Preparedness

Health Related Topics

• Arthritis_and_Agriculture
• Alternative Arthritis Therapies
• Assistive_Technology_and_Secondary_Injuries
• Aging_and_Disability
• Chronic_Pain
• Caring_for_Caregivers
• Health and Disabilities
• Prosthetics
• Coping with Nervous System Disorders
• Fit in 10- 10 minute exercises
• Eating Healthy
• Stretching
• Balance
• Endurance
• Strength Training
• Spinal Cord Injuries

Farm/Ranch Accessibility and Recreation

• Accessible_Recreation_on_Public_Lands
• Accessible_Hunting
• Accessible_Skiing
• Universal Designs On Your Farm
• Livestock
• Working in the Cold
• Ready to Ride- Tips for horseback riding
• Accessible Gardening
• Diary Farming and Disabilities

Business Planning

• Business_Plan_Basics
• Example_Business_Plan- Hidden Valley Goat Farm
• Example Cash Flow Projections
• Example of Startup Costs
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans

Resources for Veterans

• Vocational Rehabilitation and Veterans
• Compensated Work Therapy for Veterans