2001 National AgrAbility Project Training Workshop

Make your reservation now to attend the 2001 National AgrAbility Project Training Workshop, October 9-12 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Do not miss this opportunity to hear distinguished guest speakers and workshop leaders present a wealth of information and ideas relevant to anyone helping farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities remain productive members of America's agricultural community.

Who Should Attend
Agenda
Workshop Registration
To Register
Hotel Reservations
Air Transportation
Ground Transportation
For Further Information

Who Should Attend:

AgrAbility Project Staff
Extension Educators
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Rural Health Care Providers
Farmers, Ranchers, & Farmworkers Who Have Disabilities & Their Families

Agenda

October 9, Tuesday

10:30am -7:00 p.m.

Registration

Noon-5:00 p.m.

AgrAbility Project Seminars Part 1 Ð project staff only

Accessibility Site Surveying Spencer Mosely, Presenter

Grant Writing Techniques for Securing Federal and Foundation Funds Barb Trader, Presenter

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Opening Reception & Poster Session

October 10, Wednesday

7:00-10:00 a.m.	Registration
6:45-7:45 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:45 a.m.	AgrAbility Project Seminars Part 2 Ð project staff only Accessibility Site Surveying Grant Writing Techniques for Securing Federal and Foundation Funds
8:00-9:45 a.m.	Introduction to AgrAbility A special session for agricultural and health professionals & farmers/ranchers with disabilities and their families. Session provides an overview of the AgrAbility project including resources, technical assistance and discussion by a farmer panel.
9:45-10:05 a.m.	Break
10:05-11:45 a.m.	Seminars continued
11:45-12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:35-1:30 p.m.	Opening Welcome & Plenary session
1:45-3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Technical sessions Marketing AgrAbility programs Farmstead Modifications Alternative Farm Enterprises
3:00-3:25 p.m.	Break
3:25-5:00 p.m.	Concurrent Technical Sessions Peer Support Activities and Volunteers Farming Safely with Disabilities Farm Financial Management Assistance
6:15-7:45 p.m.	Group Dinner Guest Speaker: Brenda Besse, Illinois Dairy & Grain Farmer & #1 USA Female Amateur Amputee Golfer

October 11, Thursday

7:30-8:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast
8:30-11:00 a.m.	Concurrent Technical Sessions Farm Home Modifications, Gizmos and Gadgets Opportunities for Project Funding Through New Federal Employment & Training Programs (i.e., Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act [TWIIA], Workforce Investment Act [WIA],) Commercially available assistive technology products for farmers/ranchers with disabilities (e.g., automatic hitches, automatic feed carts)
11:30-11:45 a.m.	Board buses and leave visit for farm visit
12:30-3:30 p.m.	Farm visit to an AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians client dairy farm.
3:30-4:15 p.m.	Board buses and return to hotel
4:15 - ???	Free evening

October 12, Friday

7:30-8:30 a.m.	Breakfast buffet
8:45-11:45 a.m.	Final plenary session National AgrAbility Project administrative update and 2002 RFPs Brad Rein, USDA CSREES AgrAbility Director Outcomes and evaluation activities Ð National AgrAbility Project Evaluation Specialist AgrAbility legislative update Ð Jennifer Dexter, Easter Seals
11:45 a.m.	Adjourn
12:15-1:00 p.m.	2001 Workshop planning committee meeting

Workshop Registration

Fee includes: participation in sessions, materials, opening reception, three breakfasts, two luncheons, one dinner, break refreshments, and transportation for a half-day field trip to a AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians client's farm.

Early Bird Rates (registration postmarked on or before August 17, 2001)
Per-person, full-workshop package early bird rates are as follows:

$225.00 for non-AgrAbility professionals
$200.00 for AgrAbility staff
$150.00 for farmers or their family members (Scholarships may be available, call 800-914-4424)

Regular Conference Rates: Postmarked after August 17,
Per-person, full-workshop regular conference rates are as follows:

$250.00 for non-AgrAbility professionals
$225.00 for AgrAbility staff
$150.00 for farmers or their family members (Scholarships may be available, call 800-914-4424.)

Day Rates**:

October 9 — $25.00 includes: admission to the opening evening reception and poster session.
October 10 — $125.00 includes: full day of sessions, breakfast, break refreshments, lunch, & dinner.
October 11 — $125.00 includes: breakfast, lunch, participation in technical sessions and farm visit, transportation to & from farm.
October 12 — $25.00 includes: breakfast and final plenary session

**Day rates not available to AgrAbility staff.

To Register

Send a workshop registration form along with a check made payable to Easter Seals AgrAbility Project to:

Dawn Berggren
Easter Seals
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Suite 200,
Washington, DC 20005

Download Registration Form
(requires Adobe Acrobat)

If you need a registration form in an alternative format or assistance in completing form, please contact Dawn Berggren at 800-914-4424.

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Harrisburg &Towers.

Conference Room rates:

Single or double occupancy: $99.00 + tax
Triple occupancy: 109.00 + tax

Reservations must be made with the hotel by August 31 to receive the conference rate.

Accessible Rooms: The Hilton has reserved 11 accessible rooms.

To make a room reservation: Contact the Hilton Harrisburg at 717-233-6000. Tell the reservationist you will be attending the National AgrAbility Workshop.

The Hilton Harrisburg & Towers is connected to the Strawberry Square Complex by an enclosed walkway. The complex includes a food court, three restaurants and many boutique shops. In addition, the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is also adjacent and connected to the hotel by an enclosed walkway. The State Capitol Complex, a wide range of restaurants, and the City Island Recreational Complex are within a two-block radius of the hotel.

Air Transportation

Harrisburg International Airport is twelve miles from the hotel.

Ground Transportation

The hotel has a free courtesy shuttle service that runs from the airport to the hotel on the half-hour and to the airport from the hotel on the hour between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Please call the hotel ahead of your arrival to provide them with arrival time and flight information.

For free accessible shuttle service, please call the Director of Convention Services in advance at 717-233-6000 to make reservations. Give the director your flight information and accessibility needs.

For Further Information Contact:

Carol Maus
National AgrAbility Project Director
Easter Seals
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
toll free: 800-914-4424
e-mail: cmaus@opa.easter-seals.org