Disabled Driver's Training and Driver Rehabilitation
 Whether
you are young or now in your golden years, no matter what type of
lifestyle you live, one thing that most people agree upon is the
importance of mobility. To see friends and family, to run essential
errands, or just to get outside in the sunshine, we all want to
get around on our own. For most of us in California, that means
having some means of personal transportation.
We understand the importance of maintaining our ability to drive.
Driving gives us the freedom to jump in and out of our car at a
moment’s notice and go wherever we please. For most of us,
protecting our privilege to drive is of monumental importance.
For over 25 years, El Cajon Driving School has been working side-by-side
with men and women who have had their driving privilege challenged
due to various vision or health problems. Some have had a stroke
or heart attack, while others have been involved in industrial or
auto accidents or have a military disability that can affect their
driving.
Fortunately, many of these drivers still have a chance to regain
their driving privilege by proving that they have learned to compensate
for their disability. In some cases this means learning to use hand
controls or learning how to use their vision more effectively. In
many situations, special equipment like left-foot gas pedals or
steering knobs are necessary to help them to drive safely. The important
thing to remember is that there is always hope with the proper training
and modern equipment. You would be amazed at the number of drivers
who have overcome their disability and successfully passed their
driving retest with our help.
The Rehabilitation Program in our Driving School is staffed by
specially-trained Instructors and therapists who have helped so
many drivers with all types of disabilities to regain their driver’s
license. With our years of experience, we have developed teaching
techniques that make learning new driving habits easier. We recommend
teaching drivers in their own vehicle for familiarity, but we can
also provide hand-control-equipped vehicles. Lessons are 1 ½
hours in duration and are scheduled at your convenience with enough
advance notice. We instruct students in the proper way to drive
with their new condition, and we instill good driving techniques
to overcome old driving habits. Our Instructors carefully explain
what will involved and requested to successfully pass the DMV re-test.
If the DMV requires a written test to be taken, our staff personally
coaches each student and provides practice material, making it possible
to study at home at their convenience. We explain how to read and
understand the questions that will be asked.
It would appear that trying to find the right person for the job
when you really need someone seems almost impossible. Looking in
the yellow pages under driving schools, for example, will most likely
lead you to a driving school that trains teenagers. But, what you
really need is a SPECIALIST trained to work with drivers who have
special needs, an instructor who understands the retesting system
and how to work with DMV successfully.
We hope that if you have special needs that you will consider
El Cajon Driving School. We have been helping people like you
for 30 years. We invite your inquiries about our disabled driver
training program, and we are more than happy to answer any questions
you may have.
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