Webinar to kick off AOTA’s Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
How do you know if it’s time to talk to a loved one about his or her driving safety? And if it is time, what is the best way to get the dialogue started?
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) along with AAA, AARP, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and other organizations are raising awareness of ways to keep seniors safe on the road for as long as possible and of resources available to maintain independence if driving is no longer an option, through AOTA’s Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (Dec. 5—9, 2011).
To kick off the week, AARP Driver Safety will host a free online webinar called “Family Conversations with Older Drivers: We Need to Talk” from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 5. Geared toward adults with aging parents, this webinar will help address the difficult, but important question: how do you know if it’s time for your loved one to limit or stop driving?
Julie Lee, vice president of AARP Driver Safety will host the webinar with Beth Tracton-Bishop, PhD, Gerontologist with The Hartford Advance 50 Team. To listen in on the discussion, visit AARP's online registration form.
Driving conversations between family members should be ongoing and are often initiated around holiday gatherings. Strategies are offered through AOTA’s Web site to help families start these conversations along with options for ways to keep seniors safely on the road. Older Driver Safety Awareness Week national endorsers also have dedicated Web sites providing public and health professionals with useful, timely information: AAA, AARP and The Hartford.
