Launch Of A New UK Wide 'Specialist Vehicle Assessment Service'

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS
Article Date: 31 Aug 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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The Forum of Mobility Centres are proud to announce that from 1st August 2007 a comprehensive range of adapted vehicles, allowing independent access by a wheelchair user, will be available for assessment, demonstration and tuition at fifteen mobility centres throughout the UK.

People with mobility impairment who require a complex vehicle that allows them to drive from their wheelchair using hi-tech driving controls, will now have convenient access to a new UK- wide assessment and tuition service operated by the Forum of Mobility Centres.

Ed Passant, Chief Executive of the Forum of Mobility Centres said "This is a unique development that will allow people who can't transfer independently to a driving seat to undertake a driving assessment. These vehicles will also be available for tuition - a service that is vital when you consider that these types of vehicles can cost well in excess of £50,000. Until now, people have been faced with paying vast sums of money for a vehicle without really knowing whether it will meet their needs. Now they can access, independent professional support before they buy. Personal mobility is absolutely vital if people are to play a full role in the life and work of their community and this is a real advance in the quality of service that is available to people with a mobility impairment."

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