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100 1 Peli, Eli.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
nr95041249
245 10 Driving with confidence :|ba practical guide to driving
with low vision /|cEli Peli, Doron Peli.
264 1 Singapore ;|aRiver Edge, N.J. :|bWorld Scientific,|c[2002]
264 4 |c©2002
300 1 online resource (xvii, 192 pages) :|billustrations
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504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-186) and
index.
505 0 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.
520 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.
588 0 Print version record.
590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic
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650 0 Automobile drivers with disabilities.|0https://id.loc.gov/
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650 0 People with visual disabilities|xOrientation and mobility.
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650 0 Older automobile drivers.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
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650 0 Automobile driving|xPhysiological aspects.|0https://
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650 7 Older automobile drivers.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/
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653 Electronic books
655 4 Electronic books.
700 1 Pely, Doron,|d1953-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
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776 08 |iPrint version:|aPeli, Eli.|tDriving with confidence.
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