The ohio agrability project (OAP) is a collaborative effort between ohio state university extension, easter seals serving greater cincinnati and expanding to include central state university

OAP promotes independence through vocational rehabilitation and establishes service capacity to meet the needs of ohio agriculturalists who have experienced a disabling injury. Using a comprehensive approach, OAP provides education to multiple agricultural groups, serves health care providers with farm-specific information, prepares individualized plans during on-site visits, links clients through supportive peer networks, identifies assistive technology (at) providers, and aids in resource development. The primary goal of OAP is to optimize the clientele's farmstead planning, support their sustainability in an agricultural occupation, improve their financial stability and ultimately increase their quality of life. The four primary objectives of the project are education, networking, assistive technology, and increased public awareness. Through this multi-faceted approach, OAP bridges the GAP between agricultural clientele and disability services and appropriate resources. A key role of this project is to continue serving our OAP clients, in addition to growing the network that was first established over the last twelve years. OAP's continued success will rely upon serving existing customers and creating additional linkages in the production agricultural and service arenas, specifically expanding the project's partnerships with farmers, rural health care providers, student and pre-professional collegiate groups, at technicians, and other key stakeholders. Using traditional face-to-face approaches, as well as electronic media outlets (including webinars and social media), the OAP will continue to effectively support ohio's agricultural community.?