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Posted on: Sun, 03/27/2011 - 11:51am
The ABCDF's of the DMV and Medically Impaired Driver.
Mardy recently emailed me with a question about driving priviledges in a case she's involved with related to the DMV and driving priviledges. This is a very complicated area, as it is a melding of medical and legal, so it's extremely difficult for the public and the providers involved to navigate through. I'll do my best to answer and then perhaps we can find others who can contribute from their perspectives. Mardy wrote: read more »
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Posted on: Mon, 03/07/2011 - 1:47pm
Adapting to Change as the "Child" of an Aging or Medically Impaired 'Framily Member'
Do you have someone in your life who is dealing with the transition of the 'flip flop' of going from being the 'child' to becoming the adult? That can happen at any age, as many children have to help out due to parent incapacity of one kind or another, and sometimes much later in life. It's something becoming more commonplace as the average life span increases combined with the burgeoning 'bubble' of baby boomers, the first of which turns 65 this year. read more »
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Posted on: Sun, 12/05/2010 - 11:46pm
Older Driver Safety Awareness
I prepared this for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 6-10 in 2010), and hope it will serve as an ongoing base of information on Lumigrate related to this increasingly popular topic in the United States (and beyond). The AOTA, American Occupational Therapy Association, has designated an "Older Driver Safety Awareness Week" with the aim to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensure that older adults are able to remain safely active in their community with the confidence that transportation will not be t read more »
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Posted on: Tue, 08/24/2010 - 2:22pm
Stopping
As promised, here is a short piece on stopping. The same day that I was nearly clipped in the traffic circle, I observed some extremely poor stopping behaviors. I was driving on a two-way street, preparing to make a left turn onto another street. I saw two cars coming toward me, but far enough away that I could make my turn safely, without causing them to have to slow for me to complete the turn. There was another car on the street I was turning into. This car looked to see the other two cars coming, then SPED UP to make a quick right turn so s read more »
Posted on: Tue, 08/03/2010 - 4:18pm
Driving 'Round Summer ... in a Traffic Circle
What a busy summer! I hope everyone will forgive the long lapse in between postings. I had not been doing much in the way of driving for a number of weeks due to car repairs (which take forever here in Pagosa Springs. We call it 'Pagosa time' here.) Anyway, I got my car back and drove to the grocery store, only to get hit with two of my all time favorite pet peeves about driving: traffic circles and rolling through a stop sign. read more »
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Posted on: Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:17pm
Driving -- Medications, Focus, and Safety
While going over Facebook pages, I was struck by a comment that was made about a video related to powerful medications on our kids diagnosed with ADHD.
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Posted on: Mon, 05/24/2010 - 2:17pm
Driving- More than Just Handling the Car!
Let's get started talking about driving. You may know that I am an occupational therapist. I am also one of approximately 8 OTs in Colorado who is a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist. So what is "rehab driving"? It is teaching someone to drive again who is unable to continue driving safely because of an illness or injury. This could be something as traumatic as acquired brain injury or as seemingly innocuous as the effects of the aging process. It will also encompass the new driver who may require special adaptations or teaching methods read more »
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Posted on: Thu, 05/20/2010 - 12:49pm
Life after cancer-chemo brain is gone and I can still drive!
Background; I am an occupational therapist who has specialized in driving rehab. I WILL talk about that, but not right now. I felt that I should address the battle with cancer that so many people are engaged in. I am a 3-time survivor of breast cancer, the last occurrence being almost 10 years ago. In that time I have leared a few things that I would like to share. What triggered this is a lengthy conversation that I had with my 32-year-old niece who is currently undergoing treatment. My older sister did not survive; my younger sister has not been t read more »
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