Statewide & Federal
AgrAbility - Farming with a Disability
Assistive technology, workplace modifications, and real support for farmers and ranchers with disabilities - including veterans with service-connected injuries.
What It Offers
- The Toolbox - a searchable database of 1,700+ assistive technology products for farmers with a functional limitation, from adaptive equipment to workplace modifications.
- A publications database with 130+ guides on topics including assistive technology, arthritis, back problems, and resources specifically for veterans.
- AgrAbility is funded through USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture and has connected farmers with practical support since 1991.
- A real, dedicated New York page listing state-specific disability and agriculture support agencies, including vocational rehabilitation services and VA Veteran Readiness & Employment contacts.
How to Get Started
- Browse the Toolbox assistive technology database directly at agrability.org to see if there's already a solution for a specific challenge.
- Check the New York state page for local vocational rehabilitation and disability-agriculture contacts near you.
- If you have a VA service-connected disability rating, ask about Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) benefits, which can help fund equipment and training.
Source: agrability.org (National AgrAbility Project) and va.gov. AgrAbility is a USDA-NIFA funded program supporting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers with disabilities, including veterans with service-connected injuries.
