More about …
Hand controls, turning
seats and funding sources

paratransit and other adaptive equipment for disabled drivers and passengers.

• “Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities”

 

“Hand Controls Keep You on the Go,” page 26, and “Turning seats can enhance mobility,” page 34, show how vehicles can be adapted to help people with muscle weakness continue to drive or get in and out more easily.

The resources below tell where to find hand controls and turning seats manufacturers, as well as funding resources that can help lessen the financial burden of paying for it all.

American Occupational Therapy
Association
(301) 652-2682
www.aota.org

• “Hand Control Usage and Safety Assessment”

 

• “Safety Issues for Vehicles Adapted for Use by Persons with Disabilities”

Association for Driver Rehabilitation
Specialists (ADED)
(877) 529-1830
www.driver-ed.org
Database to locate Certified Driver Reha-
bilitation Specialists (CDRS) in your state.

SaferCar.gov www.safercar.gov

National Mobility Equipment Dealers
Association (NMEDA)
(Quality Assurance Program)
(800) 833-0427
www.nmeda.org
Search the directory for NMEDA
manufacturers and dealers in your area.

Hand controls
Ace Mobility
(877) 223-5301
www.acemobility.us
High-tech, drive-by-wire controls, includ-
ing joystick for gas, brake and steering

Resources for drivers

Adaptive Driving Alliance

(623) 434-0722 www.adamobility.com

The national group consists of vehicle modification dealers that are NMEDA

Quality Assurance Program (QAP)

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Automobility

(800) 470-7067 www.handcontrolscorp.com Push/pull mechanical hand control

National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
(888) 327-4236
Go to www.nhtsa.dot.gov and enter the
following titles in the search box:

Creative Controls Inc. (800) 539-7237 www.creativecontrolsinc.com Mechanical push/pull and push/right-angle controls; secondary controls; high-tech pneumatic gas/brake systems

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