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DriveAble Assessment Centres Inc.---------- General Information for BC residents This website is produced by Constable Tim Schewe (retired RCMP) with the perspective of long-time experience in traffic enforcement service and accident investigation. |
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Therapists Inc. Community Therapists Inc Driver Rehab Info link Community Therapists provides Functional Driving Evaluations at the class 1, 3, 5 and 7 levels. This evaluation is comprised of in-clinic testing followed by on-road testing where ability to compensate for skill deficits is determined during driving performance. Individuals who do not possess functional driving skills, but who demonstrate potential may benefit from driver rehabilitation sessions. On-road driver rehabilitation programs are designed and monitored by a specially trained occupational therapist working in conjunction with a certified driving instructor. Outpatient Neurology Treatment Unit Gorge Road Hospital discontinued taking referrals for fitness to drive assessments in May 2002. No new driving rehabilitation resource is yet available in Victoria. Functional Independence Therapy Consultants Functional Independence Therapy Consultants offers a province-wide (mobile) service. Please contact them directly for further information. Vancouver Coastal Health
Authority Driver Rehab Centre Coordinator: Dean Robertson, BEd, CDI, CDRS The Driver Rehab Centre offers an all-inclusive program consisting of in-clinic assessments, on road assessments, on road rehabilitation, vehicle / equipment assessments (car, van & truck) and commercial driver assessment for clients with all types of disabilities, from B.C., Western Canada and North West USA. The Centre is recognized by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles as an Assessment and Training Centre for client with disabilities. Physicians are often asked to give their opinion on client's fitness to drive and in most cases have no difficulty doing so however with more challenging cases they may have difficulty providing an opinion. It is in these cases that the Driver Rehab Centre is able to provide physicians with objective information, which they can use to provide an informed opinion. We have a qualified staff consisting of a Certified Driver Rehab Specialist, access to Occupational Therapist, secretary and we work with a contracted driving school whose licensed driving instructors have been specially trained to manage disabled clients. The Driver Rehab Centre operates on a fee for service basis. A doctor's referral is required to access the program. Other professional assessment and/or rehabilitation resources will be added, on request. |
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