More about … Hand controls, turning seats and funding sources
“Hand Controls Keep You on the Go” and “Turning seats can enhance mobility,” show how vehicles can be adapted to help people with muscle weakness continue to drive or get in and out more easily.
The resources below tell where to find hand controls and turning seats manufacturers, as well as funding resources that can help lessen the financial burden of paying for it all. |
Resources for drivers
Adaptive Driving Alliance
(623) 434-0722
www.automobility.chrysler.com
The national group consists of vehicle modification dealers that are NMEDA Quality Assurance Program (QAP) certified and provide van conversions, hand controls, wheelchair lifts, scooter lifts, tie downs, conversion van rentals, paratransit and other adaptive equipment for disabled drivers and passengers.
American Occupational Therapy Association
(301) 652-2682
www.aota.org
Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
(877) 529-1830
www.driver-ed.org
Database to locate Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (CDRS) in your state.
National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA)
(Quality Assurance Program)
(800) 833-0427
www.nmeda.org
Search the directory for NMEDA manufacturers and dealers in your area.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(888) 327-4236
Go to www.nhtsa.dot.gov and enter the following titles in the search box:
- “Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities”
- “Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities”
- “Hand Control Usage and Safety Assessment”
- “Safety Issues for Vehicles Adapted for Use by Persons with Disabilities”
SaferCar.gov
www.safercar.gov
Hand controls
Ace Mobility
(877) 223-5301
www.acemobility.us
High-tech, drive-by-wire controls, including joystick for gas, brake and steering
Automobility
(800) 470-7067
www.handcontrolscorp.com
Push/pull mechanical hand control
Creative Controls Inc.
(800) 539-7237
www.creativecontrolsinc.com
Mechanical push/pull and push/rightangle controls; secondary controls; high-tech pneumatic gas/brake systems
Crescent Industries
(207) 777-3500
www.crescentindustries.com
Secondary controls
Driving Aids Development Corp.
(DADC)
(800) 767-6435
www.drivingaids.com
Power-assisted push/pull and push/twist controls
Drive-Master
(973) 808-9709
www.drive-master.com
Mechanical push/pull controls; steering wheel devices; reduced-effort steering; horizontal steering systems; low- and noeffort brake modifications
Driving Systems Inc. (dSI)
(818) 782-6793
www.drivingsystems.com
Scott and Menox driving systems
Electronic Mobility Controls
(225) 927-5558
www.emc-digi.com
High-tech, drive-by-wire hand controls, including joystick for gas, brake and steering
Independent Driving Systems
(888) 422-5337
www.independentdrivingsystems.com
Customized, high-tech controls
KEMPF
(888) 453-6738
www.kempf-usa.com
Digital accelerator ring integrated inside the steering wheel and mechanical hand brake control
Mobility Products & Design
(800) 485-2499
www.mobilityproductsdesign.com
Push/pull and push/right-angle controls; 3700 vertical, floor-mounted push/pull
Mobility Products & Services
(800) 243-4051
www.mobility-products.com
Mechanical push/pull control
RediAuto Sport
(888) 651-8378
www.rediautosport.com
Electromechanical controls for sports cars
Sure-Grip
(888) 370-5050
www.suregrip-hvl.com
Push/rock control
Zeppelinware
(913) 871-5772
www.zeppelinware.com
SmartSignal controller for turn signals; mounts so driver can reach without taking hands off wheel or hand control
Turning seats
Access Unlimited
(800) 849-2143
www.accessunlimited.com
Click on “Van Products”
Braun
(800) 843-5438
http://braunlift.com
Click on “Products” and “Companion Seat”
Bruno Independent Living Aids
(800) 882-8183
www.bruno.com
Click on “Turning Automotive Seating”
Freedom Lift
(800) 755-2856
www.freedom-lift.com
Click on “Products” and “All Seat Products”
VMI
(800) 348-8267
www.vantagemobility.com/products/accessories.aspx
Click on “Lifts” and “Seating & Accessories”
Mobility reimbursement programs
Acura Mobility Program
(800) 382-2238
www.acura.com
Chrysler Automobility
(800) 255-9877
www.automobility.chrysler.com
Ford Mobility Motoring
(800) 952-2248
www.mobilitymotoringprogram.com
General Motors Mobility
(800) 323-9935
www.gm.com/shop/services/gm_mobility/reimbursement/
Honda Mobility Assistance Program
(800) 999-1009
http://automobiles.honda.com/info/mobility_program.asp
Lexus Mobility
(800) 255-3987
www.lexus.com/models/GS/accessories/mobility_program.html
Toyota Mobility
(800) 331-4331
www.toyota.com/mobility
Volkswagen
(800) 374-8389
www.vw.com
Volvo Mobility
(800) 803-5222
www.volvocars.us/salesandservices/MobilityProgram/pages/default.aspx
Funding help
Bank of America Access Loans
(800) 900-9000
www.bankofamerica.com/vehicle_and_personal_loans/index.cfm
Click on “Access Loans” or call to locate a local banking center
Burhill Financial Services
(866) 521-0083
www.burhillfinancial.com/index-mobility.html
Digital Credit Union
(800) 328-8797
www.dcu.org/loans_visa/mobility_menu.html
RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America)
Alternative Financing Technical
Assistance Project
(703) 524-6686
http://69.89.27.238/~resnaorg/AFTAP/state/RESNA.html
State Departments of Vocational Rehabilitation
www.jan.wvu.edu/cgi-win/TypeQuery.exe?902
(Also check your telephone directory under “state listings.”) |
