Week 4 Community

How is driving and community mobility defined?

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

Community mobility is grounded in…

Independence, spontaneity, and identity

What are examples of modes of transportation?

Private vs public transportation

Walk-in g

Biking

Train

Driving

Bus

Taxi and ride sharing

Driving is the….

Basis for personal independence, employment and aging in place

What are the components of driving?

Vision

Cognition

Physical function

A way for adults to get to …

Employment, leisure activities, social opportunities

What are the components of a driving evaluation?

Occupational profile

Driver safety screening tools

Self-administered driver screens

Clinical assessments

What provides the most sensory input during driving?

Vision

What are visual conditions that affect driving?

Glaucoma

Cataracts

Macular degeneration

Visual field cut

What is visual acuity?

How well you see something

What is your visual field?

Range of the environment that you can see

________ and _________ vision are important when driving

Central, peripheral

What components of cognition do you evaluate when looking at driving skills?

Attention

Memory

Executive functioning

Poor scores in what part of the trail making tests indicate a person should not drive?

B

When looking at a person’s memory what do you want to identify?

What type of memory is affected; STM, LTM, explicit

What executive functioning skills are you evaluating when looking at a person’s driving skills?

Planning, task switching, problem solving, sequencing, and safety awareness

What motor skills are you evaluating when looking at a person’s driving skills?

Strength

ROM

Sensation

Balance

What tool creates a controlled situation that you can use to evaluate a person’s ability to drive?

A driving simulator

Is a driving simulator evidence based?

It requires more evidence on if the results gathered in a driving simulator correlates to real world situations

Can you just use a driving simulator?

No- you need training and certifications

What are trainings and certifications you get to use a driving simulator?

Driving and community mobility micro credential badge

Certified river rehabilitation specialist

Who has jurisdiction over most modes of transportation?

ADA

Public transportation comes in what two forms?

Fixed routes; planned routes and times

Demand-response; rides are based on calls

What is a transportation services in Fayetteville?

FASTTrac

What are things to consider when getting a client set up with public transportation services?

Accessibility

Schedule

Navigation

Payment

Traveling to and from the pickup location

______ are mandated to comply with ADA requirements

Taxis

When driving, what must a driver be aware of when it comes to a pedestrian crossing the road?

Speed and endurance

Terrain

Curbs

How fast they have to react

What are considered vehicles and their drivers are considered operates of vehicles in all 50 states?

Bicycles

How do you tailor your intervention to address driving concerns?

It depends; ensure you address their specific deficits through compensatory strategies, adaptations, modifications, education, and community resources