AARPs 5 Ways to Make Your Car More Accessible is a good starting point in the process of learning what you can add to your vehicle. An occupational therapist can help you find the safest and appropriate gear to help with your mobility.
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5 Ways to Make Your Car More Accessible — National (02/09/2022)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationDriver Assistance Technology Overview — National (05/17/2021)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationWe discuss blind spot warning, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. Engineering Explained’s Jason Fenske explains these driver assistance technologies
Older Adults, New Mobility, and Automated Vehicles: A Framework for Harnessing Emerging Technology for Individual and Societal Benefit — National (02/17/2021)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationWith older adults having fewer transportation options than their younger counterparts automated vehicles are often viewed as one technology that can extend an older adults ability to remain independently mobile.
How to Use Rideshare Apps — National (02/01/2021)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationLearn to use a rideshare app to help cut down on your driving.
Designing In-Vehicle Technologies for Older Drivers — National (03/01/2009)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationNew in-vehicle systems must be designed for users who receive no training in how to use them and whose cognitive and sensory abilities vary.
Carfit Virtual Workshops & Focus Sessions — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis workshop can help improve your fit in your personal vehicle. How getting the proper fit in your vehicle may increase your safety and the safety of others on the road. It is a FREE, 90-minute workshop.
Older Adults Perceptions of Self- Driving Ride Hailing Services PDF — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis research is of interest to older adults, their families, and those who provide health and social services because older adults outlive their decision to stop driving by about 10 years.
Unchecked Recalls Pose Roadway Risks — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationCheck to Protect is a campaign that focuses on drivers of vehicles five years old or older and rivers of used cars.
Older Adults and People with Disabilities — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationTransportation can reduce social isolation and enhance individual autonomy and psychosocial well-being. IN many rural communities there is a need for safe accessible transportation for older adults and people with disabilities.
Older Driver Safety Questions and Answers — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationBelow are some commonly asked questions and answers to help when responding to questions from older adults, their family members, and caregivers. Each question has resources that can be found by using the QR code.