Driving and Community Mobility Flashcards

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Community mobility

A

moving around in the community and using public or private transportation, such as driving, walking, bicycling, or accessing and riding in buses, taxi cabs, or other transportation systems

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Community participation:

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active involvement in activities that are intrinsically social and either occur outside the home or are part of a nondomestic role.

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Comprehensive driving evaluation:

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a complete evaluation of an individual’s driving knowledge, skills, and abilities by a health care professional that includes (1) medical and driving history; (2) clinical assessment of sensory/perceptual, cognitive, or psychomotor functional abilities; (3) on-road assessment, as appropriate; (4) an outcome summary; and (5) recommendations for an inclusive mobility plan including transportation options.

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Driver rehabilitation specialist (DRS):

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professional who provides clinical driving and driving mobility equipment evaluations and intervention to develop or restore driving skills and abilities1; may or may not have a health professional background; with a health professional background, a DRS can provide the comprehensive driving evaluation.

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Driver rehabilitation specialist, certified:

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a DRS certified by the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) to hold a specialty certification in driver rehabilitation.

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Fitness to drive:

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a characteristic of a driver, defined by the absence of any functional (sensory/perceptual, cognitive, or psychomotor) deficit or medical condition that significantly impairs an individual’s ability to fully control the vehicle while conforming to the rules of the road and obeying traffic laws and/or that significantly increases crash risk.

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Occupational therapist generalists:

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professional who provides clinical driving evaluations or applies specific assessment tools in order to assess fitness to drive as an instrumental activity of daily living and intervention to develop or restore driving abilities.

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Paratransit:

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a supplemental form of transportation required by the American with Disability Act (ADA) provided by public transit agencies for individuals with disabilities who cannot use fixed-route transit services because of a disability.

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Personal mobility devices:

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devices used for community mobility when a person cannot walk or has limited walking ability such as a manual or electric wheelchair.

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Community mobility options for individuals with motor, cognitive, or perceptual impairments may include commercial transportation. According to your reading, which of the the following are considered commercial transportation options (select 3 options) ?

Lyft
Personal vehicle
Train
shuttle service

A

Lyft, train, shuttle

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According to the ADA, public transportation systems must allow service animals.

True
False

A

True

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Drivers aged 65 and older have higher fatality rates per 100,000 population as compared with teen drivers age 18-20 according to your reading.

True
False

A

False

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This tool is used when a patient wants to return to driving but poses a considerable risk on the road. This tool presents aspects of driving that represent real world driving experiences.

A.
Driving simulator assessment

B.
On road assessment

C.
Naturalistic driving assessment

D.
Comprehensive driving evaluation

A

Driving simulator assessment

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A left foot accelerator and brake pedal is adaptive equipment for driving for which of the following conditions?

A.
Tetraplegia

B.
Left upper limb weakness

C.
RLE amputation

D.
Paraplegia

A

C.
RLE amputation

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Identify two assessments from your reading that are part of the clinical assessment OTP’s may use to help determine driving readiness.

A

Driving simulator tool

comprehensive driving evaluation

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