Adaptive Driving: Vehicle Hand Controls and Products: Publications and Documents
Summary
Our Adaptive Driving Controls database includes a collection of publications centered on assistive driving technologies for individuals with disabilities. This database features articles, guides, and research papers that explore various adaptive equipment such as hand controls, pedal extenders, and electronic driving aids, as well as information on vehicle modifications like wheelchair lifts and accessible van conversions. These publications offer insights into the latest innovations, practical advice for selecting and using adaptive controls, and regulatory information to ensure safe and independent driving for those with mobility challenges.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Hand Controls for Test Drives - Disability Rights Win The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, ruled that drivers who use hand controls have an equal right to test drive vehicles before purchasing them. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Guidosimplex Hand Controls for Drivers with Disabilities Information regarding Guidosimplex Hand Controls the latest device in hand control technology for disabled drivers. | ||
| Safe Driving and Car Modifications for Seniors For seniors keeping that reputation as safer drivers goes beyond the addition of turnout seats and pedal extenders. | ||
| Turny Evo Seat Lift System Aids Entering and Exiting Vehicles Turny Evo is a seat lift system that moves a vehicle seat through the door, so disabled passengers can easily get in and out of it by swiveling the car seat out through the door opening and lowering the seat to a comfortable level above the ground.. | ||
| Peddle Master Portable Car Hand Controls Peddle Master hand controls are a versatile cheaper and portable product for adaptive driving for persons with disabilities and limited mobility. | ||
| Peugeot Impulse From Disability Car The Peugeot Impulse is a clever new disability car from UK conversion specialists Allied Mobility. | ||
| Why Seniors Are Generally Less Astute Drivers When elderly drivers get behind the wheel they often cannot easily see other cars pedestrians or cyclists around them. | ||
| Blind Man to Drive at Daytona Speedway Mr. Riccobono will be behind the wheel of a Ford Escape hybrid equipped with non-visual technology allowing a blind person to drive it independently. | ||
| State-Of-The-Art Vehicle to Assist People with Disabilities MRC state-of-the-art motor vehicle equipped with adaptive evaluation and training devices that will help promote independence and employment for people with disabilities. | ||
| Obtaining Car Insurance without Drivers License Contrary to popular belief a drivers license is not necessarily a prerequisite to obtain car insurance coverage. | ||
| MWC 2010: FlashFind Fast Search on GPS and Mobile Devices Prefix-based search functions such as Spotlight (iPhone) or Quick Search Box (Android). | ||
| Motorcycle Engineering Innovations for Disabled Building a hand-controlled motorcycle suitable for a paraplegic rider. | ||
| Making an RV Disability Accessible An RV can be made disability accessible and be equipped with hand controls and lifts. | ||
| BBNav: A GPS for Finding Disability Parking Spaces Navevo has developed a BBNav GPS system designed specifically to help drivers and passengers with disabilities find parking spaces. | ✓ ✓ | |
| GPS Navigation Systems for Directionally Challenged People Examines the use of handy portable and hand held gps navigation systems for vehicles and hiking directions. | ||
| Wheelchair Carriers for Vans and Cars Types of wheelchair carriers designed for vans and cars including rooftop and bumper mounted carriers. | ||
| Hand Controls for Vehicles Hand controls are equipment and devices that allow a person with limited or no lower body or leg movement to drive a vehicle using hands only. | ||
| Adapted Vehicles Driving for the Disabled Driving an adapted vehicle instead of being the passenger is the difference between being dependent on others or independent. | ||
| GM's Mobility Program now Includes Saab General Motors has recently announced the addition of the entire line of Saab vehicles into their GM Mobility program. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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