Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Location: Zoom via RESNA Learn
Time: 12:00pm Eastern
Title: Return to Work Assistive Technology for Skilled Trades and Agricultural Workers
Speakers: Ned Stoller, ATP, AgrAbility
Abstract: Agricultural and skilled trades workers are a critical part of the population and there is a labor scarcity of them. There is a shortage of such workers in the USA as the baby boomer generation moves into retirement. It is important for agricultural and skilled trade workers to return to work after an injury or illness because of their unique abilities. Assistive technology professionals should be prepared to evaluate job tasks and recommend tools, equipment, and methods to enable them to complete their occupational duties.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of session, attendees will be able to:
- Participants will become familiar with common limitations to accessing the operator station of large machinery with new and existing assistive technology devices for those barriers.
- Participants will become familiar with common limitations to using hand tools needed for common plumbing, electrical, and mechanic repairs with new and existing assistive technology devices for those barriers.
- Participants will become familiar with common limitations to material handling tasks with assistive technology devices for those barriers.
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Registration will open on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Presenter Bio:
Ned Stoller, ATP, AgrAbility
Ned Stoller is a certified Assistive Technology Professional, the agricultural engineer for National AgrAbility and Easterseals Michigan AgrAbility, and the developer of DisabilityWorkConsulting.com. Since completing his degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University in 1997, his mission has been vocational rehabilitation for farmers and skilled-trades workers with disabilities and medical conditions. He does this by finding assistive technology work tools and methods that minimize physical pain, improve safety, and enable workers. He encourages workers to use foresight and utilize the right tools and methods to continue working safely.
Completion of the post-event survey and quiz earns 0.1 IACET CEUs.
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