Two Driver Education Programs for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped.

The article focuses on two driver education programs for physically and mentally handicapped individuals in Pennsylvania. Since 1961, the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center (PRC) has been giving disabled clients a driving training program in order for them to increase the feasibility of their employment. Various equipment used by the client at PRC includes a station wagon with dual controls, steering knob for one handed drivers, and a fork for quadriplegics. The Occupational Preparation School offers a program for mentally retarded male adolescents. These adolescents received 32 class hours on the driving textbook, watched 8 films on safe driving and spent some 6 hours on actual driving.