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  1. Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Universal Design in the Garden

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2018/ohio-agrability/ohio-agrability-action-universal-design-garden

    Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility Everyone wants a garden to be ... enjoyable activity. If you enjoy gardening but are finding it is harder to do as you get older, or have more ... demands on your time, consider integrating Universal Design solutions into your garden. Universal Design ...

  2. Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Raised, vertical and elevated beds and container gardens

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2017/ohio-agrability/don%E2%80%99t-let-arthritis-or-chronic-pain-stop

    physical limitations, kneeling, bending or stooping to tend your garden may be difficult or impossible. ... Raising your garden with elevated or raised beds, using walls and trellises for vertical gardens, or using ... containers or hanging gardens could reduce your need to stop or bend, and make gardening accessible for you.  ...

  3. Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Garden carts, rolling work seats and storage

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/august-2017/ohio-agrability/don%E2%80%99t-let-arthritis-or-chronic-pain-stop-you

    supplies out to the garden can be difficult if you have arthritis or another physical limitation. Tools, ... to the garden in one trip, but that is an easy way to aggravate your arthritis, overexert yourself, ... or drop valuable supplies, and ruin a good day in the garden. Having the right equipment can make it ...

  4. Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Choosing the right tools and equipment

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2017/ohio-agrability/don%E2%80%99t-let-arthritis-or-chronic-pain-stop-you

    physical limitations, having the right tools and equipment for gardening is vital, and may make the ... stooping, long handled tools and a garden cart with a seat are essential. If you have hand pain, stiffness, ... transport tools. Some garden carts have a tall handle for steering and moving the cart, eliminating the need ...

  5. Agricultural Safety and Health Fact Sheets

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/resources/fact-sheets

    Landscape and Horticulture Tailgate Safety Training Series Small Farm and Garden Safety Series Fact Sheets ...

  6. Ohio AgrAbility at 2018 Farm Science Review

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2018/ohio-agrability/ohio-agrability-2018-farm-science-review

    In the Utzinger Memorial Garden, staff presented two sessions on Gardening through the Lifespan. Even ... when staff were not presenting workshops in the garden, OAP was still on display- staff designed large ... “garden signs” with tips on gardening with low vision, arthritis and other imitations, which were planted ...

  7. Announcements

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2019/announcements

    for Garages and Farm Shops- McCormick Building, Friday Ave   Ohio AgrAbility in the Garden – Utzinger ... Garden on Friday Ave.  Learn about helpful gardening adaptations from our Garden Signs as you walk ... through the garden.   Gardening Across the Lifespan – Utzinger Garden on Friday Avenue. Tips for gardening ...

  8. Heat Stress Illness and Skin Cancer Prevention

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2018/safety-resource-spotlight/heat-stress-illness-and-skin-cancer

    a great info-graphic on heat – related illness from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ... and an info- graphic on skin cancer prevention from the Center for Construction Research and Training. ...                                                   Link to Heat Stress Illness graphic ...

  9. Don’t Let Arthritis or Chronic Pain Stop You from Gardening

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/june-2017/ohio-agrability/don%E2%80%99t-let-arthritis-or-chronic-pain-stop-you

    out in the garden. If you one of the many American’s who have a chronic pain condition, you may worry ... that your pain-free gardening days are over, but they don’t have to be. With a few changes to your ... routine, you can continue gardening without increasing your pain. If your garden is already growing and ...

  10. Laura Akgerman

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/people/laura-akgerman

    Columbus, Ohio 43210 (614) 292-0622, Fax: (614) 292-9448 akgerman.4@osu.edu   Areas Of Interest * Gardening ... in English and Rehabilitation Services. She presents workshops on Accessibility, Gardening with ...

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