Meeting the Growing Need for Accessible Agriculture

Photo caption: Several programs work to develop assistive technology for use by farmers with disabilities. Photography courtesy of AgrAbility. Article by Emily Baron Cadloff. Modern Farmer – November 15, 2021.

These companies and programs specialize in modifying farming equipment to make it usable and comfortable for all bodies.

On most combine harvesters, the ladder runs straight up and down, with no curvature over the wheel. On some, the first step to that ladder is 33 inches up, more than two-and-a-half feet off the ground. […]

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