On the Road Again: Specialists Help Aging Drivers
From: NPR - 07/06/2009
By: Joseph Shapiro

As we age, we often lose some of the abilities that make us safe drivers.
Vision, memory, physical strength and reaction time may decline. That's where
a little-known health-care professional can help out: a driver rehabilitation
specialist. That's a therapist, often an occupational therapist, with special
training to help people compensate for a disability that makes it hard to
drive.  

Read the entire article at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106158069

Links:
Montgomery County Stroke Association - Services Directory
http://www.mcstroke.org/tiki-directory_browse.php?parent=22

Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
http://www.driver-ed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Elderly Driver Faces Trial for 2003 Deaths
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5590266

Older Drivers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1339763

Car Service Helps Older Adults Stay Independent
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98828864

Submitted by: David C. Savage, ATP, RET