Vehicle
Modifications
Vehicle modifications includes the installation of, or changes to, equipment in a vehicle to:
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Enable a participant to travel safely as a passenger to drive
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Enable the participant to get in and out of the vehicle with or without a wheelchair
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Carry a wheelchair in or on the vehicle without lifting
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Be transported safely whilst seated in their wheelchair or
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Drive the vehicle with specialised controls or other adaptations.
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For the NDIA to consider funding vehicle modifications to enable a participant to drive, the participant must have an endorsed license for that vehicle at the time of request, be assessed as having the capacity to obtain an endorsed license by an evaluation by a medical practitioner using the national ‘Assessing Fitness to Drive’ medical standards; a driving assessment by a driver trained Occupational Therapist; or a driving assessment by the state licensing authority.
