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Agriculture consistently ranks as one of the nation’s most dangerous occupations. Each year agricultural workers in Vermont sustain disabling injuries in work related accidents, non-farm injuries, illness and other chronic health conditions. *Vermont AgrAbility* offers education and technical assistance to farmers, farm workers and their families with disabilities on safe and practical ways to continue in their rural lifestyle. Established in the 1990 Farm Bill, AgrAbility is administered by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service at USDA. Vermont AgrAbility is a collaborative partnership with UVM Extension, Rural and Agricultural VocRehab, and the Vermont Center for Independent Living. Farmers eligible for Vermont AgrAbility services may have any type of acquired or traumatic disability - physical, cognitive, or sensory. Vermont AgrAbility services [read more...] Information, Resources, Links Contacts: Vermont AgrAbility Project 617 Comstock Road, Suite 5 Berlin, VT 05602-9194 Bill Snow, (802) 223-238 x19, william.snow@uvm.edu Gail Lapierre, (802) 656-5420, gail.lapierre@uvm.edu
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