WEST LAFAYETTE – The 2016 AgrAbility National Training Workshop in Colorado will feature a celebration of the organization's 25th year of helping people with disabilities stay productive in agriculture.
The workshop will be held April 11-14 at the Fort Collins Marriot in Fort Collins.
Professionals and other participants from across the country will participate in plenary sessions, breakouts, tours, networking and special events. There will also be silent and live auctions and tours of local agricultural enterprises and rehabilitation facilities.
“The AgrAbility National Training Workshop is an opportunity for AgrAbility staff, rural professionals, farmers/ranchers and farmer veterans to interact with and learn from each other,” said Kylie Hendress, AgrAbility program engagement coordinator. “In addition, they will come together to celebrate 25 years of AgrAbility's accomplishments and advancements in agriculture.”
Keynote speakers are Temple Grandin, a nationally renowned professor of animal science at Colorado State University who was diagnosed with autism as a child, and Amberley Snyder, a motivational speaker who began barrel racing again after she was paralyzed in a car accident.
Registration is open now and closes on April 8. Registration fees are listed on the national training workshop website. To rregister, visit www.conf.purdue.edu/agrability16.
