Offering medically based driver safety evaluation and training
Driver Safety Is Our Priority! You should drive for as long as you are safe to do so
ALL drivers in Massachusetts are responsible for their safety and driving health
Contact Driving Solutions if you
Are concerned about a loved one's safety as a driver
Know someone recently disabled who is unsure if they should still drive
Need confidential advice about state driving laws
What is Driving Solutions about?
It's about determining the safety of a driver in a comprehensive, personalized, objective manner.
Occupational therapists believe that ...
You should drive for as long as you are safe to do so
Who needs Driving Solutions?
Anyone in Massachusetts who has an impairment of movement,strength, coordination, vision or thinking should have an evaluation by an occupational therapist who is experienced in driver evaluation
Why should I do that if I have a valid drivers license?
Because Massachusetts is a self-reporting state regarding medical conditions
Each driver is responsible for their own safety and liability as a driver
To get an objective, informed and third party decision about a divisive family issue
To get the latest in resource information from national and state agencies concerned about driving safety.
Typically a family member or a medical professional will raise the question about driver safety when someone is having trouble performing activities of daily living, or during recovery from illness.
Any person with a medical condition or a learning, developmental, emotional or age related disorder is a candidate for driver evaluation.
An MD order for an OT Driver Evaluation is required...Why?
Because physicians are aware of driving as a medical issue. They have a professional responsibility for individual as well as public safety. For more detailed info go to www.ama-assn.org
Because occupational therapists have the right combination of medical background and functional performance training to evaluate the skill of driving. See www.aota.org for more information and to access the Older Driver Initiative mini-site.
What's different about Driving Solutions is
The clinical assessment takes place in the privacy of the client's own home.
Family members are always involved
The assessment and consultation take as long as needed for the best outcome
Driving Solutions offers the following services:
Clinical Evaluation includes a a variety of assessments of movement, strength, vision, coordination, thinking and memory based on best practices of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
On Road Evaluation includes driving performance in parking lots, local areas, highway, rotary situations assessing the effects of physical, visual or cognitive issues on the driving task
Consultation to assistive living centers and health services agencies about policy development re clients with suspected impaired driving. Click here for a copy of Cargivers...how to approach the driving question
Referrals to agencies and resources that provide driving related services such as adaptive equipment, specialized driving lessons and funding options for adaptations.
Assistance with questions about safe driving
Free online consultation is always available
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The occupational therapist acts as a consultant to the physician and family specifically about the issue of safe driving. Decisions about driving should be made with the full knowledge and support of family and friends in an open, professional and objective process.
