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Driving Rehabilitation Specialist
Health care professionals with special training in driver
rehabilitation are called Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
(DRS). A DRS can give you driving evaluations in an office
or in a car to help them best assess your physical, visual,
and cognitive abilities as a driver.
A DRS can evaluate your driving skills, recommend
rehabilitation, and suggest vehicle or route CHAPTER 2
modifications, such as avoiding left turns, to help you
continue driving safely.
Based on their assessment, a DRS may recommend one
or more options for you:
▶ Return to driving with or without any
adaptive equipment
▶ Limit your driving
▶ Attend a remedial driving course
▶ Referral to a health care specialist to address
specific problem
▶ Behind-the-wheel training
▶ Transition from driving
TIP
There is a variety of adaptive equipment or
modification items that can have a dramatic
effect on safety and comfort. Examples include
pedal extenders, panoramic mirrors, hand controls,
seat lifts, and steering devices.
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