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Improving Extension Accessibility

Improving Extension Accessibility

According to USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the hallmarks of the Extension are openness, accessibility, and service. As our country celebrates Disability Awareness Month in March, it is important for Extension to reflect on its accessibility to everyone, regardless of their functional limitations.

This webinar will provide an overview of disability and its impact on Extension and its services. Included will be discussion on:

* Defining disability

* The ADA and its implications for Extension

* Access to Extension facilities

* Employees with disabilities

* Serving those in the community with disabilities

* Examples of disability-related programs in Extension

* Additional resources

Presenters:

Paul Jones is manager of the National AgrAbility Project, a NIFA-sponsored outreach to agricultural workers with disabilities, and is also the former chair of the Indiana ADA Steering Committee.

Steve Swain is assistive technology specialist for the National AgrAbility Project and rural rehabilitation specialist for the Indiana AgrAbility Project.

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Shalyse Iseminger (Guest)

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The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members. In 2020 and 2021, the Extension Foundation has awarded 85% of its direct funding back to the Cooperative Extension System, 100% of funds are used to support Cooperative Extension initiatives. 

This technology is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension (funding opportunity no. USDA-NIFA-OP-010186), grant no. 2023-41595-41325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation. For more information, please visit extension.org. You can view the terms of useat extension.org/terms.

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