DMV info for all states
One of our main charters at SCRN is to get disability information to the community. When I got out of the hospital I had no idea how to get driving again. After weeks of research my wife finally ran across the information needed so I could drive and get my car converted as well. The hospital should give all this information to all disabled people so they can be as independent as possible. To that end, if you need help getting your license, get the car converted, or get license plates look no further. Point your browser to to the Unofficial DMV guide to get anything you need. Once you are at the site pull down your state in the upper right hand column and all the resources appear in the center of the screen. The data is there for all 50 states so there is no reason for you not to get your license. This data will be added to our "Useful Goodies" page on the top of the SCRN page so that everyone will have this data forever.
It is sad that the hospitals do so little for the disabled before they are released back into the community. My hospital was more interested in getting me signed up for wheelchair basketball than getting me back behind the wheel. How am I supposed to get to basketball if I don’t have transportation? There are groups that can pick you up and drop you off, but they don’t show up lots of times and leave you with no way to get home. Taxis are very hard to find because many don’t want to deal with someone that is disabled. Who wants to deal with tossing a wheelchair into the trunk along with any packages that were purchased at the store. Then they have to help you back into your wheelchair and into your home. Even if you are lucky enough to get a taxi driver that will help you, it will cost you a small mint as taxis are expensive. Public transportation can be used but many times drivers won’t stop for you or the equipment is broken. We have written many times about problems with public transportation including problems in Los Angeles and England.
We have to learn to be self sufficient so that we don’t have to deal with useless public transportation. The whole idea here is the be able to do everything you used to do to get back as much of your life as possible. Transportation and travel are a big part of getting out of the house and getting back to work. If you are stuck at home then you are a prisoner of your disability and that is no way to live. No one wants to live the rest of their days sitting in front of the television or computer because those are the only windows to the outside world that you have access to. The longer you wait the harder it is going to be to get your license back and to get your car updated. There is a mental part of this that will dig you into depression quickly if you cannot get out of your home. That just compounds the issues so that nothing is ever accomplished. Get back to work, back to school, or whatever makes your life worth living.
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