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Promoting Participation in Driver Programs

The image of driving rehabilitation needs to emphasize the essential role of well-driver checkups in maintaining mobility and promoting active participation in everyday life. The resources below focus on prevention, wellness, independence, quality of life, and active participation through the use of driver and community mobility services.

• ADED Factsheet: Aging and Driving
  
  
• NHTSA (National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration) Resources
  • Adapting Motor Vehicles for People With Disabilities
  • How to Understand and Influence Older Drivers (Download PDF)
  • Drive Well Toolkit
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  • National Center on Senior Transportation
  
  
• Older Driver Safety Project
  • A Community-Based Approach to Promoting Older Driver Safety
  • For Caregivers Who Are Concerned About the Safety of an Older Driver – Help Is at Hand
  • Increase Public Awareness of Issues Affecting Older Drivers and Access to Resources for Maintaining Safe Mobility
  • AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet (2005): Older Drivers and Automobile Safety
  • AOTA Driving Brochures and Fact Sheets

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