Tuesday, February 23rd
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Driving with Adaptive
Equipment
Edward C. Brodd
VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
Abstract: Following a physical injury,
i.e. spinal cord injury, amputation, or neurological impairment, the
rehabilitation process should include a driver evaluation with a Certified
Driver Rehabilitation Specialist. This evaluation includes a clinical
assessment of the person's physical strength, range of motion, visual,
coordination, and endurance parameters that influence the ability to return to
independent driving. The second component of the evaluation process is an
on-the-road assessment in an evaluation vehicle with the proposed adaptive
equipment that will aid with driving safely. The clinical process, driving
adaptive equipment, and van modifications will be presented and discussed along
with the various physical disabilities that affect driving
performance.
Biosketch: Edward C. Brodd received
his Master's in Health Science in 1980 from San Jose State University. He has
been employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs since 1981, working in
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, primarily in the spinal
cord injury unit as a kinesiotherapist. In 1983, he became Program Manager of
the Driver Evaluation Program, evaluating disabled veterans' ability to return
to independent driving. In 1990, he was certified as a Driver Rehabilitation
Specialist through the Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists and
Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2005, he co-authored a study titled:
Predictive Validity of Driving-Simulator Assessments following Traumatic
Brain Injury: A Preliminary Study. He currently teaches the annual VA
Central Office VA Prosthetic course on the Driver Evaluation Program to
prospective prosthetic program specialists. He is an adaptive equipment expert
prescribing and training veterans with various driving adaptive equipment,
including mechanical hand controls, sensitized steering systems, and
computer-based hand controls.
- Contact information:
- VA Palo Alto Health Care
System
- 3801 Miranda Ave.
- Palo Alto, CA 94304
- ed.brodd -at- va.gov
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture
slides - 294 Kb pdf file
- Slides - 4.12
Mb pdf file
- Audio -
1:15:41 - 17.3 Mb mp3 file
- Handout -
Adaptive Equipment Vendors and Manufacturers & Government
Agencies
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