Motoring with cerebral palsy (view report contents)
About this guide
You will be able to use a car and probably drive it too if you have cerebral palsy, whether the effects are mild or severe. Driving with cerebral palsy gives brief information on the condition. This guide should help you to choose a model with built-in features that will be easier to use. It also covers the specialist products and techniques which can overcome physical disabilities that you may have.
Product prices should be used for guidance only. If you can, shop around and talk to different firms as prices vary. Go to Helpful organisations for contact details for sources of expert advice.
For more information:
See Ricability's Car measurement
guide where you can search on key measurements of over 170 cars to
shortlist ones to suit your needs. There is an illustrated factsheet of
each car with all its measurements.
Also see the following guides:
Acknowledgements
Ricability gratefully acknowledges funding from the Department for Transport. The authors of this report are employed by Ricability. Any views expressed are not necessarily the views of the Department for Transport. Our thanks also go to Scope and the Forum of Mobility Centres for their guidance.
Research: Lindsey Etchell, Ngaio Girdlestone
Design: Price Watkins
Illustrations: Clive Goodyer
Photography: Robin Beckham
Report Contents
About
this guide
Driving
with cerebral palsy
Choosing
a car
Plan
of action
Products
and techniques
Getting
in and out
Primary
controls
Secondary
controls
Finance
Further
information
Helpful
organisations
