Kyle, could it mean no hand controls? Hand controls are special attachments.
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>Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 09:11:49 -0400
>From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Mild to moderate CP and children?
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Cindy,
>
>Interesting story about driving...
>
>I got my license at 16 like the rest of the kids in my class. My CP is
>so mild that there weren't any issues (though not having any depth
>perception makes parking fun. As my wife says, I tend to 'round off'
>the corners on our cars a bit. ;-) ). I started college at Ohio
>State, and when it became obvious I was going to become a resident of
>Ohio I had to get a new license in the state. At the time, Ohio law
>mandated that folks under 21 had to take both the written and practical
>tests in order to transfer licensing from another state. I passed both
>tests without a hitch, but when I looked at my license there was a
>restriction code on it. I looked up the code and it said, "no special
>attachments". I was pretty self-conscious about my limp at the time so
>I got really upset with the examiner and pointed out my original had no
>such coding. He was intransigent and said that he put the code on so
>that if I was stopped by the police they would not automatically assume
>I had been drinking. I don't have speech issues at all, so I think his
>argument was pretty hollow.
>
>That code has been on my license for thirty years and no cop has ever
>understood the "no special attachments" code. In the half-dozen or so
>times that I've actually been pulled over I can't think of a single
>incident when I didn't have to get out of the car and walk so the
>officer could see what I was talking about. Switching car insurance
>companies or renting a car is always fun (not) because I have to go
>through this windy explanation what the heck "no special attachments"
>means.
>
>Kyle
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Cindy Mallory
>Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:38 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Mild to moderate CP and children?
>
>This is all great information to have. This group is a blessing! Thanks
>for
> all your encouragement!
>Cindy
>
>
>In a message dated 5/18/2009 3:14:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>Cindy,
>
>I was evaluated by my PT to be able to drive and I never had any
>modifications. I remember when I was first learning, we figured out
>that I could not hit the brake with my toes or I would spasm, but if
>I hit it with the middle of my foot I was less likely to spasm. But
>I did spasm quite a bit before I relaxed in my abilities and frankly,
>developed the muscle strength and stamina to push on the gas/brake
>for an extended trip. I remember when I took the driving test I told
>the guy that my leg would shake but that I still had control of
>braking. To this day I still wear out brake pads faster than you
>should, not so much from driving fast and braking too much, but more
>from pushing so hard on the brake to keep from spasming! I also
>remember that when I was still learning to drive, I could go for
>about a half hour before less muscle fatigue set in while highway
>driving, so we got cruise control on the car and that was no longer
>an issue.
>
>
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