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Following the successful pilot of its ‘HUBs’ accessible travel information service, Driving Mobility is delighted to be continuing this initiative for non-drivers thanks to a share of funding from the UK Government who today announced a £2.5 million package to support disabled people.

To strengthen guidance and information for drivers with disabilities, Driving Mobility, a charity operating driving assessment centres nationally, will be supporting more closely relevant activities of the charity Disabled Motoring UK (DMUK).

Organised by the William Merritt Centre, the event will give options and advice on Assistive Technology, Equipment and Driving for disabled people of all ages.

In this month’s ‘Driving Mobility Centre of the Month’ we meet the team at The Northern Ireland Mobility Centre (NIMC)

Mary Yates, Occupational Therapist, will be hosting a seminar at Kidz to Adultz Middle highlighting how Driving Mobility Assessment Centres help disabled drivers get behind the wheel.

Michelle Giles, Centre Manager at QEF Mobility Services in Carshalton, Surrey shares some information about the team, their services and the centre’s history, as they celebrate 40 years as a Mobility Centre this year.

Following the theft of its specialist fleet of modified vehicles, Southampton based Wessex DriveAbility has reopened its disabled driver assessment services thanks to donations from local and national companies.

As featured in The OT Magazine

RDAC Hull, a Driving Mobility assessment centre, is successfully signposting from its HUBs services to local community transport to keep elderly and disabled people mobile.

Many thanks to the OT Magazine for allowing us to publish and share this superb feature on one of our Driving Mobility accredited centres