Disability and Agriculture: Bibliography of Selected Publications and Media
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- Delks, B., and B. Sillery. 1993. How accessible is your agriculture program? The Agricultural Education Magazine 65 (9):12-13. link
- Dennis, J., and J. May. 1995. Occupational noise exposure in dairy farming. In Human Sustainability in Agriculture: Health, Safety, Environment, edited by H. H. McDuffie and J. Dosman. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers.
- Dillon, A., P. D. Gunderson, M. J. Knobloch, and N. Bellendorf. 1994. Ergonomics of back pain in farmers. In International Congress of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health. Stockholm, Sweden.
- FAO. 1997. Report of the Round Table Meeting on the Integration of Disabled People in Agricultural and Agro-Industry Systems. Bangkok, Thailand: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. link
- Field, W. E. 1982. Lifting Barriers for Physically Handicapped Farmers. Paper read at Fifth Annual Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering, August 22-26, at Houstin, TX.
- Field, W. E. 1983. Minimizing occupational barriers for physically handicapped farmers and agricultural workers. Paper read at X World Congress on the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases, 8-13 May, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Field, W. E. 1984. Rehabilitation Technology – Breaking New Ground in Agriculture. Paper read at 2nd International Conference on Rural Rehabilitation, June 16-17, at Ottawa, Canada.
- Field, W. E. 1985. Farm equipment modifications. Breaking New Ground, Purdue University.
- Field, W. E. 1992. Assistive technology needs assessment of farmers and ranchers with spinal cord injuries. West Lafayette, IN: Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Purdue University.
- Field, W. E., and P. J. Jones. 2005. Disability in Agriculture. In Agricultural Medicine: A Practical Guide, edited by J. E. Lessinger. New York, NY: Springer. link
- Field, W. E., and A. P. Priess. 1980. Reducing the Barriers for the Handicapped Farm Tractor Operator. American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
- Fier, J., S. Neva, and J. Larson. 1986. 4 WD Tractor Operator Entry Assist Device for Disabled People (Design Report). Fargo, ND: Agricultural Enginnering Department, North Dakota State University.
- Fisher, T. F., and D. B. Reed. 1996. Lumbarsacral support belts: Their role in back injury prevention. Professional Safety 41 (9):28-30.
- Freeman, S. A., D. A. Brunsnighan, and W. E. Field. 1992. Selecting mobility aids for farmers and ranchers with physical disabilities. Technology and Disability 1 (4):63-76.
- Friesen, M., O. Krassikouva-Enns, L. Ringaert, and H. Isfeld. 2010. Farming with a Disability: Literature from a Canadian Perspective Journal of Agromedicine 15 (1):47-53. DOI:10.1080/10599240903389706 link
- Groff, G., J. May, M. Ries, M. Bauer, and R. Dalal. 1995. The prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) in dairy farmers. In American College of Rheumatology Meeting. Newport, RI.
- Gruver, M. I., P. B. Allen, W. E. Field, and J. Schweitzer. 1997. Plowshares #27, Potential health and safety risks of farming/ranching with a disability. West Lafayette, IN: Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Purdue University. link
- Hamm, K. E., W. E. Field, P. J. Jones, A. Wolfe, and E. Olson. 2012. Twenty years of AgrAbility: A retrospective forum. Journal of Agromedicine. 17 (4):410-14. DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2012.713844 link
- Hancock, J. W., and W. E. Field. 1987. Plowshares #5, Selection of all-terrain vehicles by physically impaired farmers. West Lafayette, IN: Breaking New Ground, Purdue University. link
- Hanko, J., and W. Polman. 2003. A Handbook for Training of Disabled on Rural Enterprise Development. Bangkok, China: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. link
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- Howe, D. 1979. Wish to farm a victor over crippling accident. Nebraska Farmer 18 Aug 1979:11, 16-17.
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- Jabbour, A., P. Rogers, R. Munoz, H. Tran, and B. Berry. 1982. Wheelchair-to-Tractor Lift. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba.
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- Johnson, D. E. 1996. Age and disability as risk factors for farm work-related injury among Iowa farmers. Doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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- Mathew, S. N., W. E. Field, and B. F. French. 2011. Secondary Injury Potential of Assistive Technologies Used by Farmers With Disabilities: Findings From Case Studies. Journal of Agromedicine. 16 (3):210-225. DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2011.581542 link
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