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This thesis broaches the matter of farmers' disability and their relationship with agricultural machinery. Firstly, the terms "disability" and "assistive technology" are clarified as the basis for the project's advancement. An overview to the past concerning the first organization actions that had the goal of disabled farmers' rehabilitation and the first types of lifts on tractors are mentioned. The ability to move to the field and then from there to the machines is a topic well discussed. There is reference to examples of assistive devices which are placed on the machines to facilitate their handling by farmers with difficulties. Emphasis is placed on the offer of the AgrAbility program and a survey is introduced, which is based on the disabled farmers with whom they collaborated. The importances of the safety of assistive technologies to avoid secondary injuries but also the factors that can contribute to this result also mentioned. Greek legislation is presented for disabled farmers who wish to drive agricultural machinery, as well as data on health problems related to labor and industrial accidents in the agricultural branch.