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NEWS BRAKE THE NEWSLETTER OF ADED www.driver-ed.org·711S.VIENNA·RUSTON.LA 71270 VOL. 26 NO.3· SPRING 2002 "j Presiq~nf's~t1pttafe ···· ;; ... ._". 'i :j.;i-/-~'}' • /' . , Carol Blanc als will have a new fee structure. The fees Nationally, there is a strong movement of Greetings to all have been increased as follows: CDRS test planning for the Geriatric explosion in re ing is $300.00 with a $50.00 application gards to Aging and Mobility. In addition ADED members! fee, CDRS renewal is $150.00. to the shortage of CDRS to perform mo The 2002 ADED Board met for the Spring The Board approved the revised ADED bility assessments for the elderly; AOTA is Board meeting in Louisville, KY. The Ex Chapter Guidelines, which will be dissemi noting the need for assisting Occupational ecutive Directors are active in helping the nated to the ADED members. Therapist's to become active in the field of board move forward and assisting the Presi Driver Rehabilitation. I have extended an dent. Many of the Board's activities are The Board has made several recommended invitation to AOTA to establish an alliance as follows: changes to the By Laws. The By Laws are and collaborative working relationship for still a work in progress and will undergo the common goals of increasing qualified The Standards ofPractice and Code ofEth legal review. The plan for the Operations ics are being revised by the Professional CDRS's and meeting the needs of the grow Board member is to have a draft at the ing geriatric population. Development Committee and undergoing ADED business meeting in Kansas City. legal review. The ADED Board has been working hard Dana Rowlings is NMEDA's new Execu The Certification Committee has met and to accomplish many tasks and goals to bet tive Director. We welcome her and plan ter the field ofDriver Rehabilitation and to formulated new test questions, which are on continuing a strong alliance and work now being processed by the test consult serve our clients. Hope to see you all at ing relationship between ADED and the Kansas City ADED Conference. ants. The 2002 certification test and renew- NMEDA. Meet Your Newest Board Members Lori Benner MICHAEL DRESDNER is our ADED vendor member for 2002-03. Michael is the owner ofHandicapped Driver Services Inc. of Marietta, Georgia and co-owner of Handicapped Driver Services-Florida, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida. Michael has been involved in the mobility and driver rehabilitation industry since 1990 when he acquired HDS. Uniquely, as well as a vehicle modification source HDS is also a state licensed (Georgia) driver train ing school and has always perfonned driver evaluation and training for persons with disabilities. The company has always owned a high tech van for use in evalua tion. The company got its start working with dis abled veterans after the Vietnam war. A his tOly of the company can be found on http:/ /www.hdsvans.comJhistory.htm. HDS has been involved with ADED as a member ADED's newest board members: Linda McQuistion, Professional Develop since the late 1980's and has displayed at ment, Earl Matthews, Certification, Michael McGinn, President Elect, Michael (Continued on page 7.) Dresdner, vendor. "'"""D"<' , ..'" TESTER FEATURES For the most aCCll rate color vision testing available. For easy patientlinstructor interaction. Test vision on a horizontal plane. Stimuli at 85, 70, and 55 degrees temporal and nasal. Illuminates at proper position to verify test selection. 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Other future our as Executive is to assist the ADED completing projects. most efficient for a voluntary board to "get the work done" is through the use ofcom Several committees are fGlIDed to work on vari ous ADED projects, goals and visions. This would be an ex Michael Shipp and Kathie Regan, Executive cellent way for any ADED Carol Blanc, President Member to get involved with their association without contact Judy Sutton in the you. a lot of time. If you Executive Office and tell her in becoming part Someone will con- and Kathie Judy Sutton .... usually the voice on the and has made contacting ADED much more user On a ence being held in Kansas ages through August 6, 2002. To you He served in the Persian able member of the ADED team we Fox and in the Arabian Sea a picture with us. U.S.S. Carl Vinson. He is now is employed Louisiana Tech as a re Judy Sutton listment is also a search associate. She acts as an administrative assistant Judy states she works with a group of people 'in to Mike Shipp., Her include the ADED of- the Biomedical and Rehabilitation Center at Louisi fice manager. In the office manager role she ana Tech La.. She coming to port for the maintains work everyday. and is our telephone The members of ADED the pleasant telephone voice The ADED phone line is answered between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 that goes with that will be doing on site regis p.m Central time Louisiana Tech business An an tration at the annual conference. She forward to meeting the swering machine is activated non business hours. Judy is membership. THE ARTICLES PUBLISHED in Edi News Brake reflect the of their not the editor, the ADED or Lori OrR/L, at large, or its Board of Di rectors. As such, ADED neither takes a position on nor assumes res;oonSlbll· are underway ity for the accuracy of the information 26 th annual AD ED ~on or statements contained in any articles held in Kansas City, Mis souri. To those of you who are new to published in News Brake. or who are planning to be ADDITIONAL ISSUES are available first time attendee at conference I by contacting the editor at 717-531 you a warm welcome and a great time. 7444. News Brake is published quar opportunities are terly in March, June, and a lifetime. The December. Articles are thought provoking members and non-members of the to meet with manufactur ADED association at the discretion of ers and vendors is a must to keep CUlTent the field. the editor and as space ADED members For contact the conference please introduce Lori CDRS to the current board at 717-531-7444 or e-mail ~~d let us know if you are assist with the many projects We are always looking for new ideas new volunteers to do the important of the Writing for NewsBrake is another way Are your reading some one else's copy of News Brake? Did to renew membership? • Portable, Permanent Semi-Permanent . available In ofNews Brake • Van and Minivan Ram (on 14). • Handrails Made to Order HAND CONTROL INSTALLATION • Wheelchair Traks 96 . 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