Kansas AgrAbility is a partnership between K-State Research
& Extension and Southeast Kansas Independent Living in Parsons.
Funding for the project comes from a United States Department
of Agriculture grant. The purpose of Kansas AgrAbility
is to provide information and resources to help Kansas farmers
with disabilities locate and access appropriate assistive occupational
technologies.
Kansas AgrAbility assists people involved in production agriculture who work on
small or large operations. AgrAbility clients can be owner/operators, farm employees, or
their family.
People eligible for AgrAbility services may have any type of disability - physical, cognitive, or sensory.
Examples of disabilities include, but are not limited to:
amputation
arthritis
back pain or injury
hearing impairment or deafness
head injury, heart problems
multiple sclerosis
muscular dystrophy
paralysis
Parkinson's Disease
respiratory problems
stroke
traumatic brain injury