Driving with confidence :: a practical guide to driving with low vision /
Millions of people, in the US and other parts of the world, face the grim prospect of losing their driving privileges, their mobility, and to a great extent their freedom, due to a deterioration in their eyesight or a disabling eye disease. Driving with Confidence is an empowering tool. Its message...
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| Summary: | Millions of people, in the US and other parts of the world, face the grim prospect of losing their driving privileges, their mobility, and to a great extent their freedom, due to a deterioration in their eyesight or a disabling eye disease. Driving with Confidence is an empowering tool. Its message is simple: In many cases, people with low vision can and do receive, retain and safely exercise their driving privileges. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 192 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812388761 9789812388766 128187177X 9781281871770 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE -- DRIVING 8212; A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE? -- DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF LOSING YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGES -- LOW VISION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- Disorder -- Impairment -- Disability -- Handicap -- GETTING SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM YOURSELF AND FROM THE PROFESSIONALS -- CHAPTER 2: VISION AND DRIVING 8212; FACTS AND FICTION -- SIFTING FACTS FROM MYTHS -- What happens to vision as you age? -- Driving-affecting visual/perceptual functions -- Visually impaired people can drive 8212; safely -- A focus on visual acuity -- Peripheral vision/visual field -- Color vision and driving -- Contrast sensitivity -- The glaring dangers of glare -- Useful field of view -- How to look at visual screening tests -- Would/Should your eye doctor report your condition to your state-licensing agency? -- CHAPTER 3: THE MEDICAL SIDE OF LOW VISION -- THE EYE -- How does the eye work? -- EYE DISEASES THAT AFFECT YOUR VISION -- Cataract -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) -- Glaucoma -- Diabetic Retinopathy -- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) -- Optic Atrophy -- Corneal Dystrophy -- Stroke (Hemianopia) -- CHAPTER 4: THINKING ABOUT DRIVING -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- A QUICK SELF-TESTING QUESTIONNAIRE -- How to interpret your answers -- WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? -- Know your medical condition -- Know the law and your legal status -- Know the latest technical developments in low vision -- Know who plays a role -- MAKING A DECISION -- CHAPTER 5: GETTING READY TO DRIVE -- ACTING ON YOUR DECISION -- Getting the right vision aid(s) -- Finding a qualified driving instructor -- Getting used to the new vision aid -- CHAPTER 6: LEARNING TO DRIVE -- A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINING -- Establish a solid training program -- Learn to use your vision aid -- Training at home -- Training on the road -- Study for and pass the written tests -- CHAPTER 7: ON THE ROAD 8212; DRIVING WITH LOW VISION -- THE REALITIES OF LOW VISION DRIVING -- Acquiring the habits of good driving -- 19 commandments of the safe driver -- CHAPTER 8: IF ALL ELSE FAILS 8212; HOW TO GET WHERE YOU WANT WITHOUT A CAR -- LIVING WITHOUT A CAR -- Identifying your transportation needs -- Combining trips and tasks -- Finding and utilizing available transportation resources -- Paying for your transportation -- Scheduling -- Pooling -- CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION 8212; DARING TO SUCCEED -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- APPENDIX A: FEDERAL LEGISLATION -- THE REHABILITATION ACT -- How is the law interpreted? -- THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), OF 1990 -- APPENDIX B: INFORMATION/AID SOURCES -- APPENDIX C: TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW -- LOW VISION -- LEGAL BLINDNESS -- LOW VISION AIDS -- LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINERS -- MOBILITY TRAINERS/INSTRUCTORS -- VISUAL SCREENING TESTS -- VALID DRIVERS LICENSE -- RESTRICTED LICENSE -- GLARE CONTROL -- Night glare -- Daylight glare (solar glare) -- APPENDIX D: LOW VISION DRIVING AIDS -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; TYPES -- Galilean telescopes -- Keplerian telescopes -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; BRANDS/MAKES -- Designs for Vision In. | |
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| contents | COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE -- DRIVING 8212; A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE? -- DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF LOSING YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGES -- LOW VISION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- Disorder -- Impairment -- Disability -- Handicap -- GETTING SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM YOURSELF AND FROM THE PROFESSIONALS -- CHAPTER 2: VISION AND DRIVING 8212; FACTS AND FICTION -- SIFTING FACTS FROM MYTHS -- What happens to vision as you age? -- Driving-affecting visual/perceptual functions -- Visually impaired people can drive 8212; safely -- A focus on visual acuity -- Peripheral vision/visual field -- Color vision and driving -- Contrast sensitivity -- The glaring dangers of glare -- Useful field of view -- How to look at visual screening tests -- Would/Should your eye doctor report your condition to your state-licensing agency? -- CHAPTER 3: THE MEDICAL SIDE OF LOW VISION -- THE EYE -- How does the eye work? -- EYE DISEASES THAT AFFECT YOUR VISION -- Cataract -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) -- Glaucoma -- Diabetic Retinopathy -- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) -- Optic Atrophy -- Corneal Dystrophy -- Stroke (Hemianopia) -- CHAPTER 4: THINKING ABOUT DRIVING -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- A QUICK SELF-TESTING QUESTIONNAIRE -- How to interpret your answers -- WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? -- Know your medical condition -- Know the law and your legal status -- Know the latest technical developments in low vision -- Know who plays a role -- MAKING A DECISION -- CHAPTER 5: GETTING READY TO DRIVE -- ACTING ON YOUR DECISION -- Getting the right vision aid(s) -- Finding a qualified driving instructor -- Getting used to the new vision aid -- CHAPTER 6: LEARNING TO DRIVE -- A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINING -- Establish a solid training program -- Learn to use your vision aid -- Training at home -- Training on the road -- Study for and pass the written tests -- CHAPTER 7: ON THE ROAD 8212; DRIVING WITH LOW VISION -- THE REALITIES OF LOW VISION DRIVING -- Acquiring the habits of good driving -- 19 commandments of the safe driver -- CHAPTER 8: IF ALL ELSE FAILS 8212; HOW TO GET WHERE YOU WANT WITHOUT A CAR -- LIVING WITHOUT A CAR -- Identifying your transportation needs -- Combining trips and tasks -- Finding and utilizing available transportation resources -- Paying for your transportation -- Scheduling -- Pooling -- CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION 8212; DARING TO SUCCEED -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- APPENDIX A: FEDERAL LEGISLATION -- THE REHABILITATION ACT -- How is the law interpreted? -- THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), OF 1990 -- APPENDIX B: INFORMATION/AID SOURCES -- APPENDIX C: TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW -- LOW VISION -- LEGAL BLINDNESS -- LOW VISION AIDS -- LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINERS -- MOBILITY TRAINERS/INSTRUCTORS -- VISUAL SCREENING TESTS -- VALID DRIVERS LICENSE -- RESTRICTED LICENSE -- GLARE CONTROL -- Night glare -- Daylight glare (solar glare) -- APPENDIX D: LOW VISION DRIVING AIDS -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; TYPES -- Galilean telescopes -- Keplerian telescopes -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; BRANDS/MAKES -- Designs for Vision In. |
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| spelling | Peli, Eli. Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / Eli Peli, Doron Peli. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2002. 1 online resource (xvii, 192 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-186) and index. COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE -- DRIVING 8212; A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE? -- DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF LOSING YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGES -- LOW VISION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- Disorder -- Impairment -- Disability -- Handicap -- GETTING SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM YOURSELF AND FROM THE PROFESSIONALS -- CHAPTER 2: VISION AND DRIVING 8212; FACTS AND FICTION -- SIFTING FACTS FROM MYTHS -- What happens to vision as you age? -- Driving-affecting visual/perceptual functions -- Visually impaired people can drive 8212; safely -- A focus on visual acuity -- Peripheral vision/visual field -- Color vision and driving -- Contrast sensitivity -- The glaring dangers of glare -- Useful field of view -- How to look at visual screening tests -- Would/Should your eye doctor report your condition to your state-licensing agency? -- CHAPTER 3: THE MEDICAL SIDE OF LOW VISION -- THE EYE -- How does the eye work? -- EYE DISEASES THAT AFFECT YOUR VISION -- Cataract -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) -- Glaucoma -- Diabetic Retinopathy -- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) -- Optic Atrophy -- Corneal Dystrophy -- Stroke (Hemianopia) -- CHAPTER 4: THINKING ABOUT DRIVING -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- A QUICK SELF-TESTING QUESTIONNAIRE -- How to interpret your answers -- WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? -- Know your medical condition -- Know the law and your legal status -- Know the latest technical developments in low vision -- Know who plays a role -- MAKING A DECISION -- CHAPTER 5: GETTING READY TO DRIVE -- ACTING ON YOUR DECISION -- Getting the right vision aid(s) -- Finding a qualified driving instructor -- Getting used to the new vision aid -- CHAPTER 6: LEARNING TO DRIVE -- A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINING -- Establish a solid training program -- Learn to use your vision aid -- Training at home -- Training on the road -- Study for and pass the written tests -- CHAPTER 7: ON THE ROAD 8212; DRIVING WITH LOW VISION -- THE REALITIES OF LOW VISION DRIVING -- Acquiring the habits of good driving -- 19 commandments of the safe driver -- CHAPTER 8: IF ALL ELSE FAILS 8212; HOW TO GET WHERE YOU WANT WITHOUT A CAR -- LIVING WITHOUT A CAR -- Identifying your transportation needs -- Combining trips and tasks -- Finding and utilizing available transportation resources -- Paying for your transportation -- Scheduling -- Pooling -- CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION 8212; DARING TO SUCCEED -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- APPENDIX A: FEDERAL LEGISLATION -- THE REHABILITATION ACT -- How is the law interpreted? -- THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), OF 1990 -- APPENDIX B: INFORMATION/AID SOURCES -- APPENDIX C: TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW -- LOW VISION -- LEGAL BLINDNESS -- LOW VISION AIDS -- LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINERS -- MOBILITY TRAINERS/INSTRUCTORS -- VISUAL SCREENING TESTS -- VALID DRIVERS LICENSE -- RESTRICTED LICENSE -- GLARE CONTROL -- Night glare -- Daylight glare (solar glare) -- APPENDIX D: LOW VISION DRIVING AIDS -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; TYPES -- Galilean telescopes -- Keplerian telescopes -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; BRANDS/MAKES -- Designs for Vision In. Print version record. Millions of people, in the US and other parts of the world, face the grim prospect of losing their driving privileges, their mobility, and to a great extent their freedom, due to a deterioration in their eyesight or a disabling eye disease. Driving with Confidence is an empowering tool. Its message is simple: In many cases, people with low vision can and do receive, retain and safely exercise their driving privileges. Automobile drivers with disabilities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010129 Low vision. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007792 People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95007279 Older automobile drivers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002918 Automobile driving Physiological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010137 Automobilistes handicapés. Amblyopie. Personnes handicapées visuelles Orientation et mobilité. Automobilistes âgés. Conduite automobile Aspect physiologique. EDUCATION Driver Education. bisacsh Low vision. cct People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobiility. cct Older automobile drivers. cct Automobile driving Physiological aspects. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities fast Automobile driving Physiological aspects fast Low vision fast Older automobile drivers fast People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility fast Electronic books Pely, Doron, 1953- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjCkrjCmbt8YPC3Wttj6cd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91011208 has work: Driving with confidence (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGwmKXCwjFxQ6jDH7vyJH3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Peli, Eli. Driving with confidence. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2002 9810247044 9810247052 (DLC) 2002284539 (OCoLC)50403844 |
| spellingShingle | Peli, Eli Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE -- DRIVING 8212; A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE? -- DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF LOSING YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGES -- LOW VISION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- Disorder -- Impairment -- Disability -- Handicap -- GETTING SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM YOURSELF AND FROM THE PROFESSIONALS -- CHAPTER 2: VISION AND DRIVING 8212; FACTS AND FICTION -- SIFTING FACTS FROM MYTHS -- What happens to vision as you age? -- Driving-affecting visual/perceptual functions -- Visually impaired people can drive 8212; safely -- A focus on visual acuity -- Peripheral vision/visual field -- Color vision and driving -- Contrast sensitivity -- The glaring dangers of glare -- Useful field of view -- How to look at visual screening tests -- Would/Should your eye doctor report your condition to your state-licensing agency? -- CHAPTER 3: THE MEDICAL SIDE OF LOW VISION -- THE EYE -- How does the eye work? -- EYE DISEASES THAT AFFECT YOUR VISION -- Cataract -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) -- Glaucoma -- Diabetic Retinopathy -- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) -- Optic Atrophy -- Corneal Dystrophy -- Stroke (Hemianopia) -- CHAPTER 4: THINKING ABOUT DRIVING -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- A QUICK SELF-TESTING QUESTIONNAIRE -- How to interpret your answers -- WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? -- Know your medical condition -- Know the law and your legal status -- Know the latest technical developments in low vision -- Know who plays a role -- MAKING A DECISION -- CHAPTER 5: GETTING READY TO DRIVE -- ACTING ON YOUR DECISION -- Getting the right vision aid(s) -- Finding a qualified driving instructor -- Getting used to the new vision aid -- CHAPTER 6: LEARNING TO DRIVE -- A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINING -- Establish a solid training program -- Learn to use your vision aid -- Training at home -- Training on the road -- Study for and pass the written tests -- CHAPTER 7: ON THE ROAD 8212; DRIVING WITH LOW VISION -- THE REALITIES OF LOW VISION DRIVING -- Acquiring the habits of good driving -- 19 commandments of the safe driver -- CHAPTER 8: IF ALL ELSE FAILS 8212; HOW TO GET WHERE YOU WANT WITHOUT A CAR -- LIVING WITHOUT A CAR -- Identifying your transportation needs -- Combining trips and tasks -- Finding and utilizing available transportation resources -- Paying for your transportation -- Scheduling -- Pooling -- CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION 8212; DARING TO SUCCEED -- MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION -- APPENDIX A: FEDERAL LEGISLATION -- THE REHABILITATION ACT -- How is the law interpreted? -- THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), OF 1990 -- APPENDIX B: INFORMATION/AID SOURCES -- APPENDIX C: TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW -- LOW VISION -- LEGAL BLINDNESS -- LOW VISION AIDS -- LOW VISION DRIVERS TRAINERS -- MOBILITY TRAINERS/INSTRUCTORS -- VISUAL SCREENING TESTS -- VALID DRIVERS LICENSE -- RESTRICTED LICENSE -- GLARE CONTROL -- Night glare -- Daylight glare (solar glare) -- APPENDIX D: LOW VISION DRIVING AIDS -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; TYPES -- Galilean telescopes -- Keplerian telescopes -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- BIOPTIC TELESCOPES 8212; BRANDS/MAKES -- Designs for Vision In. Automobile drivers with disabilities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010129 Low vision. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007792 People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95007279 Older automobile drivers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002918 Automobile driving Physiological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010137 Automobilistes handicapés. Amblyopie. Personnes handicapées visuelles Orientation et mobilité. Automobilistes âgés. Conduite automobile Aspect physiologique. EDUCATION Driver Education. bisacsh Low vision. cct People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobiility. cct Older automobile drivers. cct Automobile driving Physiological aspects. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities fast Automobile driving Physiological aspects fast Low vision fast Older automobile drivers fast People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility fast |
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| title | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / |
| title_auth | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / |
| title_exact_search | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / |
| title_full | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / Eli Peli, Doron Peli. |
| title_fullStr | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / Eli Peli, Doron Peli. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving with confidence : a practical guide to driving with low vision / Eli Peli, Doron Peli. |
| title_short | Driving with confidence : |
| title_sort | driving with confidence a practical guide to driving with low vision |
| title_sub | a practical guide to driving with low vision / |
| topic | Automobile drivers with disabilities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010129 Low vision. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007792 People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95007279 Older automobile drivers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002918 Automobile driving Physiological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010137 Automobilistes handicapés. Amblyopie. Personnes handicapées visuelles Orientation et mobilité. Automobilistes âgés. Conduite automobile Aspect physiologique. EDUCATION Driver Education. bisacsh Low vision. cct People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobiility. cct Older automobile drivers. cct Automobile driving Physiological aspects. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities. cct Automobile drivers with disabilities fast Automobile driving Physiological aspects fast Low vision fast Older automobile drivers fast People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility fast |
| topic_facet | Automobile drivers with disabilities. Low vision. People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility. Older automobile drivers. Automobile driving Physiological aspects. Automobilistes handicapés. Amblyopie. Personnes handicapées visuelles Orientation et mobilité. Automobilistes âgés. Conduite automobile Aspect physiologique. EDUCATION Driver Education. People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobiility. Automobile drivers with disabilities Automobile driving Physiological aspects Low vision Older automobile drivers People with visual disabilities Orientation and mobility |
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