Wednesday, July 15, 2020

AgrAbility



Retrieved from: http://www.agrability.org/wamtm/

AgrAbility - Multiple Sclerosis


   I want to start off by saying, AgrAbility is like a combination of agriculture and rehabilitation. This program helps those individuals who have a disability, but are still wanting to be involved with their job or livelihood such a farming, to still be able to get out in the fields and on their equipment. They have helped individuals born blind, those who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI), those who have acquired Multiple Sclerosis, and even individuals with a spinal cord injury. They have managed "cultivating accessible agriculture" (AgrAbility, 2020).

   When I first heard of this company, I was amazed they had a project so neat. I can relate to agriculture in a way, because throughout high school I was in FFA and participated in different competitions and actually got my state degree! So, I was shocked that I had not heard of AgrAbility prior to OT school.