Kansas

Occupational therapists (OTs) and certified occupational therapy assistants (COTAs) are an important referral source for Kansas AgrAbility. KAP staff provided a session at the annual Kansas OT Association conference on September 24th. Sheila Simmons provided information on typical farm and ranch chores to help OTs and COTAs better understand skills their clients need to continue in an active role in production agriculture. Additionally, information on AgrAbility services and how to make a referral was shared with participants.

Kansas Project Coordinator Tawnie Larson attended and participated in a tractor cruise in Everest, Kansas, to support a KAP customer and her family. The cruise is an annual fundraiser for the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. The 30-mile cruise included over 30 tractors and took place on paved county roads in northeast Kansas. Larson was lucky to ride with a longtime participant from Beatrice, Nebraska, whose tractor sported a cart with a canopy. To learn more about Angelman Syndrome click here.

Kansas AgrAbility is pleased to host the National AgrAbility Regional Training Workshop November 16-18, 2021, in Manhattan, Kansas. Presentations will include Farm Rescue, Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation, SAVE Farm, US Army Solider Recovery Unit, Business Planning, Working Smarter and with Less Muscle, and QPR (Suicide Prevention Training), and tours to the Wheat Innovation Center, Lazy T Ranch and Konza Prairie. To register, go to Kansas Regional Conference

Submitted by Tawnie Larson