The evaluation generally includes one hour of clinical assessment and one hour of on road assessment. If the assessment is for a safety evaluation only, the Occupational Therapist will simply report his findings to the referring physician. The second portion of the program is In-car training. Riverside Rehabilitation Institute provides a car and any necessary adaptive equipment for training. In-car training may include simple safety instruction and compensatory skills or highly technical training using adaptive equipment.
Training is individualized and based solely on the needs of the individual.
The instructor provides training depending upon the driver s level of knowledge. Training can range from basic driving functions to highly complicated traffic situations. After the training, the car is available for the road test conducted by the DMV although the occupational therapist cannot ride along for the test. The program participant is responsible for having their car adapted according to recommendations from the driving instructor. Referrals Anyone can refer to the Adaptive Driver Training Program.