Services
On-Site Visits
To help make Indiana farm worksites, homes, and rural businesses more accessible, staff members offer:
- Agricultural worksite assessments
- Recommendations for home modifications
- Relevant resource material
- Referrals to other sources of information and assistance
- Advocacy when needed
- Case management
Onsite visits and assessments can be scheduled through the Project's Rural Rehabilitation Specialist, and the length of these visits depends on the nature of the farm, home, or business and the type of barriers that must be overcome.
Please note that AgrAbility cannot provide direct funding or provide equipment or modifications. However, Project staff members can help customers work with Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VR), a state agency that empowers individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals with significant disabilities, to achieve high quality employment.
Self-Employment and Alternative Enterprise Consultations
BNG/Indiana AgrAbility Project staff members have extensive experience in consulting with farmers and other rural residents to explore self-employment and alternative enterprise opportunities, and also to develop business plans.
With that assistance, a wide variety of self-employment enterprises have been approved and funded by Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Caregiver Assistance
The program serves rural caregivers of people with disabilities through such things as workshops, printed resources, and the www.ruralcare.info Web site.
Other Services
Project staff members can also provide assessments for Extension offices, county fairgrounds, and rural businesses.
