Indiana AgrAbility Rural Rehabilitation Specialist Steve Swain presented AgrAbility, the assessment process, and rural assistive technology to the "Assistive Technology Practice" graduate level class offered by Dr. Brad Duerstock at Purdue University. The course introduces rehabilitation engineering through the use, design, evaluation, and delivery of assistive technology (AT) for persons with disabilities. Students are presented pathophysiology of different categories of disabilities and their impact on daily living, educational, and occupational activities, and they explore a range of AT devices employed by each group, including in farming and agricultural employment.
Submitted by Steve Swain