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Kansas
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Dr. John W. Slocombe
Project Director, Kansas State
University
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Manhattan, KS
Responsible for all management and reporting
activities of the project including personnel
supervision, financial accountability and serving
as the liaison with USDA. Dr.
Slocombe is also responsible for program documentation.
e-mail: slocombe@ksu.edu |
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Shari Coatney
Project Co-Director, Southeast Kansas Independent Living
Parsons, KS
Assists with access to disability organizations and issues
though the Kansas Independent Living system and
serves as a
liaison between the AgrAbility Project and the non-profit independent
living and assistive technology sectors of the state.
e-mail: sharic@skilonline.com |
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Kerri Ebert
Project Coordinator
KSU Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering,
Manhattan, KS
Responsible for program development,
internal and external communication, outreach programs, public awareness activities, news releases,
promotional literature,
informational displays, and is webmaster for the Kansas AgrAbility website.
e-mail: kebert@k-state.edu |
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Agriculture Assistive Technology Specialists |
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Agriculture AT Specialists
provide in-depth technical assistance to farmer clients,
conduct on-farm evaluations, develop solution
recommendations, suggest assistive technology and task
modifications, and serve as a liaison and advocate to
service providers. Ag AT Specialists coordinate their
activities through and report directly to the Project
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Steve Hoover
Agricultural AT Specialist, Southeastern Kansas
Parsons, KSemail: steveh@skilonline.com
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Galen Seehafer
Agricultural AT Specialist, Central Kansas
Salina, KS
e-mail: Gseehafer@occk.com |
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Jeannie Sharp
Agricultural AT Specialist, Western Kansas
Oakley, KS
email: jsharp@nkesc.org |
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Project Partners |
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Dr. Sara Sack
Evaluator
Assistive Technology for Kansans, Parsons, KS
Assistive technology access site liaison,
evaluates all data collected for the project to determine
customer satisfaction with services provided.
e-mail: ssack@ku.edu |
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Sheila Simmons
M.A., A.T. Specialist Trainer
Assistive Technology for Kansans, Parsons, KS
Assistive technology access site liaison;
works with Project Coordinator to provide technical
assistance and training so that A.T. Specialists are
prepared to make site visits and conduct client evaluations.
e-mail: ssimmons@ku.edu |
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