Driving

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Can a person drive with low vision? Learn about driving safety and bioptic driving, including bioptic driving rules and regulations.

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Driving with Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Many adults with low vision want to continue driving automobiles because it represents independence, convenience, and freedom. Perhaps you’re one of those adults! Here’s something to consider: If you are a driver who has low vision, it is important that you have a strong sense of driver responsibility […]

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Driving Safety for Older Adults

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)By Anne Riddering, OTR/L, CLVT, COMS Driving is an extremely complex everyday task. There are visual, cognitive (thinking, judgment, reasoning, remembering), and physical demands of driving that require the older adult driver to attend to a rapidly changing environment outside of the car. As the car moves through […]

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Restrictive Driving Privileges

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)          What Do Older People Fear Most About Retirement? by Chuck Huss, COMS, Driver Rehabilitation Specialist Does it include: being dependent on others, no longer being able to come and go as they please, or being socially isolated from friends or relatives? Do older people near you illustrate […]

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