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Advocating Automotive Mobility for your Clients: Driver Rehabilitation and Automotive Mobility Solutions (AAM) Course

The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) is o ering an introductory level online course to provide allied healthcare professionals with an overview of a patient’s automotive mobility challenges, automotive mobility solutions, and the practitioner’s role in advocacy and referral. By learning about automotive vehicle modi cations, healthcare professionals will be able to suggest options for caregivers or persons who want to drive or be transported, but need accommodations. Topics covered include learning about the importance of Automobility and Related Services, Driving as an Instrumental ADL, Diagnosis, Assessment, and ve actual Client Case Studies.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the importance of automotive mobility independence for persons with disabilities

• Di erentiate the role of key industry professionals and organizations involved in the automotive mobility industry

• Identify the unique process involved in researching, evaluating, selecting, and purchasing automotive mobility solutions

• Distinguish between di erent program models used in driving programs to best meet consumer needs

• Explore a road map for assessment and advocacy in the mobility process

NMEDA’s AAM Course is:

• O ered online, for your convenience

• Brought to you by NMEDA and ADED, the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists

• Targeted for: OT, OTA, PT, PTA, Case Managers, ATP, Students, and Other Health Professionals

• Approved for AOTA* (.15 CEU) in the categories of Occupational Therapy Service Delivery and Professional Issues, ADED** and CCMC (1.5 Contact Hours), upon successful completion of post-test

With 2022 in our rear-view mirror and 2023 here, I thought I would share the fruits of the labor from the QAP and Guidelines committees and the changes to the NMEDA Rules and Guidelines you will see for 2023. But first I hope you all had a wonderful holiday to close out the year. After moving from Rochester, NY to Tampa, FL in 2010, I have been going back north in mid-December each year to visit my family. It was nice to see both my parents and two sisters, as well as nieces and great nieces and several friends in the one week I was there. Yes, it was cold. REALLY cold, and I thought I was going to avoid the snow, but Rochester didn’t disappoint, and I did have to renew my ice road trucker skills as I slipped along the highways for a few days. And as much as I miss my family, I don’t miss driving in the snow! For those lucky