Professional Association

AOTA created a presentation about the themes of the Clinicians Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers. 

Description consumers and health care providers can use to distinguish the style of services needed for older adults. 

This tool merges individual functional mobility with demands required transportation type to assist in identifying transportation options that support and/ or increase safe and effective community mobility. 

Need help finding a Driving Rehabilitation Specialist. Visit AOTA website to help narrow your search. 

A physical disability may affect the function of a person's body, but it should never affect person independence. Driving is a skill that promotes freedom and can be adapted so almost anyone with a physical disability can be mobile. 

The NHTSA advises family memebers to look for the following indicators that an elderly driver may need to stop driving and consider alternative modes of transportation. 

Free registration to Geriatric Care Online. 

Practitioner's toolkit- OT's role in driving rehab provides tools and resources that promote the growth of occupational therapy programs and services addressing safety mobility and participation in the community as drivers. 

Introducing ADED: the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists works with drivers of all ages and abilities for independent transportation and explores alternative transportation solutions.