"Keep Me Doing What I Love": A Photovoice Evaluation of the Missouri AgrAbility Project

J Agromedicine. 2017;22(4):425-431. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2017.1356778.

Abstract

The Missouri AgrAbility program links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a nonprofit disability organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes rural independence. This project utilized Photovoice to describe how Missouri AgrAbility clients perceived how the program impacts their lives. This article relates clients' perceptions of the impact of the AgrAbility program on their lives to the socio-ecologic model framework. Although the primary focus of AgrAbility is to help individuals who have disabilities maintain their independence, all levels of the socio-ecological model are integral in meeting the needs of program participants.

Keywords: AgrAbility; Extension; Photovoice; evaluation; socio-ecological model.

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture* / economics
  • Agriculture* / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Independent Living
  • Missouri
  • Organizations, Nonprofit
  • Persons with Disabilities / psychology*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Quality of Life
  • Rural Population
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Workforce