Elin Schold Davis of AOTA is the perfect guest to bring us background as well as the most up to date information about Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. She talks with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy about perceptions of driving evalua...

Dr. Lodha joins Dr. Cassidy to discuss her latest research on the effects of motor and cognitive impairment on driving and mobility. Dr. Lodha's research focuses on adults over the age of 65, looking at people who have had a stroke as well as o...

In this episode Terri and Susie discuss the GRID (Generalists Resource to Integrate Driving). This is a resource for occupational therapy practitioners to address driving with clients in their clinical setting. This brief primer has tips and pr...

Dr. Anne Dickerson joins Dr. Cassidy and Susie to discuss the older driver safety programs that she has been involved with. These projects are funded by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and materials can be adap...

Dr. Terri Cassidy is the interviewee for this episode! We are sharing an interview that aired on the radio show Senior Talk, hosted by Greg Coopman of Heartfelt Care at Home. Dr. Cassidy shares her perspective about occupational therapy driving...

Dr. Miriam Monahan, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI joins Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy to discuss occupational therapy expertise for driver training. We discuss the role of executive function in visual search and discusses cases that demonstrat...

Susan Pierce, OTR, SCDCM, CDRS is known and loved by driving rehabilitation specialists around the country. As the kick-off to Season Three, Susan Pierce shares her thoughts about her career and the field of driver rehabilitation with Susie Tou...

Abray Stillson, Program Advisor for AARP Driver Safety, shares exciting news about CarFit with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy. Virtual CarFit courses are going on now, just in time for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.For more...

Elin Schol Davis, of AOTA, discusses Older Driver Safety Awareness Week with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy. She gives background about the week, ideas for ways to participate, and shares her great perspective on older adults and drivin...

Dr. Johnell Brooks shares her knowledge about the use of driving simulators with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy. She discusses simulators as part of occupational therapy practice and how to avoid simulator sickness for your clients....

Susie Touchinsky, owner of Adaptive Mobility Services, is the guest rather than the host of this episode. She and Dr. Terri Cassidy discuss stories of a few clients who had thought that they could no longer drive and whose lives were changed wh...

Angel Bond, Mobility Manager for Boulder County, Colorado, discusses her award winning program Mobility For All with Dr. Terri Cassidy. She describes why she sees transportation as key to equity and what she and her team are doing to make servi...

Dr. Neha Lodha discusses her research at Colorado State University’s Movement Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Lab with Dr. Terri Cassidy. She shares her research results about the importance of rehabilitation therapy to regain motor control and...

Occupational Therapists Catherine Flemming and Amy Raphael discuss their role at the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Cassidy. They discuss the benefits of introducing seniors and individuals wit...

Jessica Sandgren, Mayor Pro Tem for the city of Thornton Colorado, speaks with Dr. Terri Cassidy about transportation programs in the city. She begins with an update related to COVID-19 and then discusses Thornton’s focus on transportation opti...

Shira Greenstone and Mary Lea Habegger speak with Susie Touchinsky about a revolutionary system for early detection of cognitive changes in older adults. Mynd You is a platform that was developed to be used by occupational therapists working wi...

Lisa Bitzer and Susan Unger discuss the transportation services that are available through Via Mobility. They discuss how this non-profit organization is able orient participants to the transportation options that are available for their partic...

Al Crosby, Pennsylvania state coordinator for Driver Safety Programs with AARP, speaks with Susie Touchinsky to highlight a few of the driver safety programs that AARP supports. We are introduced their new workshop Smart DriverTEK as well as lo...

We begin Season 2 with an interview of Dr. Terri Cassidy by Greg Coopman of Senior Talk. Dr. Cassidy shares details about older driver evaluations and how we can help keep older drivers safe and mobile.

Dave Somers of Envida discusses urban and rural transportation options, including door through door and fixed route services.

Dr. Marian Betz speaks to Terri Cassidy about her research on discussions between patients and physicians about driving. She discusses how older adults would like to handle discussions about driver safety and some barriers that arise. She also ...

Anne Dickerson speaks with Susie Touchinsky and Terri Cassidy about her latest project through NHTSA. She has overseen the creation of two public information videos that address transportation planning in a way that is positive and inviting. Th...

Do you know the best way to adjust your mirrors to eliminate blind spots? Are you aware that the recommendation for hand position on the steering wheel has changed? Listen to this conversation with Maile Gray of Drive Smart Colorado to learn mo...

Sheryl Gross-Glaser of the Community Transportation Association of America discusses the importance of transportation to having a full life, mobility management, and mobility as a service. She shares with us a vision of being able to find trans...