I would suppose it would depend on the severly of the CP you have,
Kat.  Kathy Jo











At 12:30 PM 1/3/2005, you wrote:
>I'd say a lot of us on this list drive, Kathy Jo.  I learned to drive while
>in college and have driven for over 30 years.  My high school drivers ed
>wouldn't teach me either but my dad paid for my driving lessons when I
>needed to drive to an internship job 25 miles away.
>
>Kat
>
>On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:53:38 -0600, Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >Mag,
> >
> >
> >
> >You learned to drive?  Wow!  I remember when I was a Freshman in High
> >School, everybody, but me took Driver's Ed.
> >
> >05:47 PM 1/2/2005, you wrote:
> >>That's how I learned to drive. An OT recommended that we call the calif.
> >>school of driving. took me nine months, but I did it, and drove for 21
> >>years.
> >>
> >>~Tamar Mag Raine
> >>[log in to unmask]
> >>IM: tamarmag48
> >>Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
> >>
> >>
> >> > [Original Message]
> >> > From: Elizabeth Thiers <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Date: 1/2/2005 5:24:01 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: hi,
> >> >
> >> > And when it's time, you can check out your area for Driving instructors
> >>for
> >> > the disabled, usually OT's out of rehab facilities that are trained in
>the
> >> > assessment of driving skills.
> >> >
> >> > Beth t the OT
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> >> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Hershenhouse
> >> > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 6:38 PM
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Subject: Re: hi,
> >> >
> >> > that's great! My son is asking about when he is 16 will he drive. I
>told
> >>him
> >> > we will have to wait and see. we can hope. I don't want to give him
>false
> >> > hope but I do want to give him something he can maybe strive toward in
>the
> >> > future. Who knows what will be in 2 yrs.  Lori
> >> >
> >> > [log in to unmask] wrote:i had my first real date at 35 it was good
>Lorri
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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