Drivers For The Blind

Steve mahan the driver heads the santa clara valley blind center and hadn t been in the driver s seat of a car since giving up his licence eight years earlier after losing 95 of his sight.

Drivers for the blind.

Should you have a valid driver s license you are required to surrender your driver s license at the time of your application. Mcb has the applications and will upon request issue the certificate of blindness that may be used for verification of disability. We are volunteers that drive and see for the blind while doing so. Under a newly created category mcb will expand service to qualifying individuals who have low vision with a progressive visual impairment.

Mcb is the point of entry for vocational and social rehabilitation services for residents of the commonwealth who are declared to be legally blind by an eye professional. Some of us lack what many take for granted. The visual acuity for upholding a driver s license in the usa differ from state to state. Using robotics laser rangefinders gps and smart feedback tools dennis hong is building a car for drivers who are blind.

Drive for the blind. The technology called nonvisual interfaces uses sensors to let. As a visually impaired individual you will hear a verbal tapestry that a volunteer driver is illustrating for you. Sighted drivers might not be comfortable sharing the road with a blind driver and insurance companies would demand higher premiums.

We have chosen to live in an urban area for the benefit of transportation but we have also faced the challenges of living in suburbs and small towns. The placard can be used in any vehicle transporting the individual who is blind. Drivers will first be utilized by employees to familiarize them with state of iowa driving procedures assess their interactions with blind persons and provide any training required. Making a car for blind drivers.

Get breaking news delivered to your inbox. We have no car. It s not a self driving car he s careful to note but a car in which a non sighted driver can determine speed proximity and route and drive independently. A blind driver will navigate part of the famed daytona international speedway course.

Visual indications are the most important information for safe driving. Upon the recommendation of idb employees of potential client drivers to the idb education and training director drivers will be asked to complete a background check paid for by the department. My husband and i are legally blind and are raising two boys.