Rehabilitation & Resources


Rehabilitation & Resources Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities provides important resources for individuals living with a disability; including......... Peer Counseling: After someone has been involved in an accident that results in the loss of a limb or some type of disablement, it is an important step to seek support. They need to talk to someone who cares and understands. Assistive Tools Kit: This Kit will be a useful resource for farmers who want to make modifications or new designs to assist them in their farming. The Healthy Farmers, Healthy Communities Resource Kit for farmers, farm family members and service providers - produced to help farmers affected by a serious injury, chronic disease, disability or aging to find the help they need to return to active work and daily life. Newsletters with stories from farm families who have gone through an accident. Information on machinery modifications and adaptations Audio/visual library of materials relevant to the needs of farmers with disabilities list of disabled farmers, their disabilities, and their farming situation. Useful Government Links Peer Counseling After someone has been involved in an accident that results in the loss of a limb or some type of disablement, it is an important step to seek support. They need to talk to someone who cares and understands. Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities is committed to helping others. We are able to provide emotional support not only to the injured person but to the whole family. Our organization has caring members who understand the overwhelming emotions that arise after a long-term illness or injury. Our care and concern extends beyond providing contacts and resource material. It is about who we are and how we work together to help others through their recovery. When contacted, we will make arrangements to meet the injured individual and their family in the hospital or when they return home.
	After a serious injury or illness, a person may experience symptoms of: Overwhelming guilt Issues of acceptance Inability to communicate with family and friends	An important part of the healing process is being able to talk about your situation with someone who will listen and understand. Someone who perhaps has gone through the same experience. We Care We take time for you and your family We are here to listen.	.	“I didn’t know how I was going to manage the farm after losing my hand in a combine accident. I thought I’d be letting my family down if I told them how I felt. Then someone from Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities came to visit me and help me through that difficult time.” - Manitoba farmer.

Newsletter Manitoba Farmers With Disabilities produces a bi-annual newsletter packed full of information. ............etc Our current newsletter (Fall 2009) is available for download now. You will need Adobe Reader version 6 or above to view the file. Click Here To download Adobe Reader.

Library Resources
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	Agricultural Tools, Equipment, Machinery & Buildings. Making Career Decisions Following a Disability. Conducting Agricultural Worksite Assessments. The Tool Box. Farm And Home Modifications. Plow Share.	The Healthy Farmers, Health Communities Resource Kit: The Resource Kit for farmers, farm family members and service providers. It was produced to help farmers affected by a serious injury, chronic disease, disability or aging to find the help they need to return to active work and daily life. *Download The Resource Kit:* This is a PDF file - and you require Adobe Reader version 6.0 or above to view the files. Click Here To download Adobe Reader. *High-Speed Internet....As one complete file PLEASE NOTE: the file is very large (3.9mb) and, even with high-speed, will take 1-2 minutes to download* *Dial-Up Internet.... If you have Dial-Up Internet, you can download the kit in several, smaller, sections. Please click the links below. Preliminary & introductory pages: cover- page 2* Healthy Farming Myths and Facts: page 3 - 6 Life Changes and Challenges on the Farm: pg. 7-10 Suggestions for Healthy Farming: page 11 - 22 'Roadmap' to Services and Resources: page 23 - 30 Project Background: page 31 - 32		Assistive Tools Kit: Together with sponsorship from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), we have been able to gather information from farmers across Manitoba on various assistive tools. There are a variety of modifications that have been made to help those with disabilities work productively in the agricultural industry and in the home. These ideas were provided by farmers just like you, who want to carry on farming. *Download The Assistive Tool Kit:* This is a PDF file - and you require Adobe Reader version 6.0 or above to view the files. Click Here To download Adobe Reader.
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	VIDEOS: Farmer To Farmer. Entanglement. I Didn't Think It Could Happen To Me. Managing People On Your Farm. Breathe Easy. Safe Harvest: A Guide For Potato Farmers. Farming With an Arm Amputation. Freedom Lift. Mowing Safety. Tractor Roll Over And Rops. Prairie Life Style.
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Farmer To Farmer Video: "Don't think it can't happen to you." This video tells the story of six farmers whose lives were dramatically affected by a moment of neglect. An accident can happen quickly with a lifetime of regret. Farm safety is key to building good work ethics in all aspects of your agricultural business. *Farmer to Farmer* offers a powerful message for farm families. This 16-minute video tells the personal story of how the accident happened and how their lives have changed forever. Neil Enns, President, hopes this video will be a realistic reminder of the importance of practicing farm safety. “Most farm accidents could have been prevented. Too often farmers are aware of the dangers but choose to go ahead anyway. They think nothing will happen to them. Those are the very same words spoken by the individuals in the video. Fortunately they survived to share their story with you.” PREVIEW the "Farmer to Farmer" video (These videos are optimized for dial-up internet.) Download and view Long Preview (1,347 kb): Preview is 3.5 minutes long, low resolution. Download and view Short Preview (664 kb): Preview is 52 seconds long, high resolution. Save & View Later: Right click one of the links above, select Save Target As.. and select where you would like to download the file to. ORDER the "Farmer to Farmer" video The order form is available as an On-Line version and as a Printable version.				The "Farmer to Farmer" video was produced by: Rural Route Videos Austin, Manitoba This project was made possible through support from: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canadian Coalition for Agriculture & Rural Health Farm Credit Canada Agricore Starbuck Credit Union United Grain Growers Manitoba Hydro Friesen Printer’s Ltd.

Safety Colouring Book by Manitoba Farmers With Disabilities. To order copies, please contact us: Phone: 1(204) 436-3181 Email: info@mfwd.ca		Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities is proud of the focus their work is having on farm safety education for children. Farm safety is a priority, not only for adults but for our children who will be our future farmers. Our goal is to support and advocate a culture of farm safety so that the whole family can learn proper life-long safety habits. The new Safety Colouring Book was launched in April 2008 and immediately 5,000 copies were circulated throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Farm Credit Canada has also distributed copies to their offices across Canada. The demand is growing as 2009 will have distributed over 6,000 copies. The *“Safe Farms, Safe Families*” colouring book is meant as a educational tool for families. As many will understand, the farm is a vast place for a young child to explore. The hazards are many but with proper safety planning and placing specific boundaries the farm is an ideal place to grow up. Parents are invited to spend time going through the book and point out the dangerous areas and more importantly, how their child can stay safe. Our organization would not have be able to finance this project without the support of our sponsors; Carman Area Foundation, Toews Printing & Office Supply in Carman, MacDon Industries and Monsanto. It was a privilege to work with animator and designer Justin Morison. Justin is a graduate of Elm Creek School and received his Degree in Animation from Sheridan College Animation Art & Design Department, in Ontario. He resides in Fannystelle and runs his own business Six Aces Productions. Six Aces Productions is a young and fresh company that has worked on other children’s projects. They designed a preschool educational cartoon show, a cosmic action adventure show for young boys and girls and another show for young girls filled with fun and mystical adventure. Jason says his is pursuing his dream and with hard work and a lot of determination, hopes to succeed in this field. Justin shared how growing up on a farm enabled him to draw from hands-on experience about farm safety. He says,” Working in the animation industry and running projects is a lot like working on the farm. In Spring, you invest time to seeding and nurturing the crops in hopes that harvest will bring a good return. The same can be said about the animation industry or any project. A lot of time and investment goes into the ideas for a cartoon – “the seed”, then the development and production of that idea towards the end result. President of MFWD Neil Enns remarked, “We are very fortunate to have Justin working with us. When we first met back in 2002 while he was a grade 12 student he knew then he wanted to draw. He designed our first colouring book which had a very successful distribution of over 10,000 copies. He showed a great deal of talent then, and it is only getting better!” Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities is committed to promoting safety issues to the public and agricultural industry as well as supporting those living with disabilities, due to a farming accident. We are committed to helping children realize the potential dangers and how fast an accident can happen.

Useful Links www.ruralstress.ca - Manitoba Farmers Rural Stress Line - Tips on Managing Stress www.agriwellness.org - Articles on farmer wellness www.progressiveag.org - Learn about the Safety Days programs in Manitoba www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/farmsafety - Get information on *Farm Safety Training, Safe Farm Check Program* and Creating Safe Play Areas www.gov.mb.ca/healthyliving/farmsafety - Information on Safe Play Areas Development Grants