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A driver training program for the disabled.

H Kent·J Sheridan·E Wasko·C June
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This is a report of results of a driver training program for a selected group of disabled individuals at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center. A total of 167 eligible candidates elected to enter our driver training program, of whom 154 (92%) were successful. Dropouts were the result of educational deficiencies, physical inability, and/or stress in performance ability.

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H Kent, J Sheridan, E Wasko, C June. 1979. A driver training program for the disabled.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/156531/

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