You don’t have to be a sports fan to know that this month kicks off baseball spring training. Preseason began in 1886, by Albert Spalding (founder of the Spalding Ball Co.) who was then president of the Chicago White Socks, and Cap Anson, a former baseball player. They chose Hot Springs Arkansas for its warm […]
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Morgan Becker, B.S., OT/S Johnson & Wales University Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Doctorate Have you ever been operating a joystick while working a machine and experienced pain or swelling at the base of your thumb? Maybe even coupled with a “sticking” sensation when you move your thumb and wrist? Well, those symptoms might be caused by […]
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Morgan Becker, B.S., OT/S Johnson & Wales University Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Doctorate Have you ever been pulling in a lobster trap and experienced pain or swelling at the base of your thumb? Maybe even coupled with a “sticking” sensation when you move your thumb and wrist? Well, those symptoms might be caused by De Quervain’s […]
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Imagine taking your loved one to the ER, and the medical doctor (MD) finally attends to you, only to find out they’ve already completed a 12-hour day, marking their 70th hour of work this week. Do you think your loved one will receive the best care? You may be concerned that the MD might miss […]
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Maine AgrAbility’s Assistive Technology Specialist, Kelley Spencer was featured on the County Ag Report. Click on her picture to watch the awesome interview!
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Maine News The Boots-2-Bushels class visited King Hill Farm in Penobscot ME on May 2 to learn about harvest and storage methods. The farm co-owner, and military veteran, Paul Schultz gave an excellent overview of their diversified and organic farm operations. These farms tours are also open to new Maine farmers participating in the Maine […]
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Join AgriSafe! Each day during this week AgriSafe will host a different safety and health topic dedicated to protecting women’s safety while working in agriculture! See the list of the training topics on their website.
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AgrAbility Webinar: June 23 at 2:00 p.m. EDT Design by What You Can Find. Ingenuity is the prize quality of a farmer far from town with a problem that needs to be solved without spending half a day driving to stores and buying materials. Once the problem to be solved is apparent, the process begins […]
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by Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist. Also published by Commercial Fisheries News June 2022 Hollywood often gets things wrong, but when the Academy gave CODA the Oscar for best film, best adapted screenplay, and CODA’s Troy Kostur best-supporting actor, it got it right. Kostur played a deaf Gloucester fisherman, working on his boat alongside his deaf […]
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The Windham Eagle Newspaper featured a Windham High School student who has designed a model mechanical hand-controlled prototype for people with disabilities who drive vehicles. Windham High School senior Dillon Foley created the model for his senior capstone project. Foley said, “My end goal is to be able to donate the hand controls I create […]
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