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How to Prevent Accidents Like the One in Santa Monica on July 16:

AARP '55 Alive' Driver Safety Program at Marianjoy in Wheaton in Late July

  When:                Tues., July 29 and Wed., July 30, 2003; 8:30 AM -
                       12:30 PM on both days

  Where:               Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, 26W171 Roosevelt
                       Rd., Wheaton, IL
                       Board Room - 2nd Floor

  What:                The "55 ALIVE" Mature Driving course is an 8-hour
                       refresher class especially designed by the American
                       Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to meet the
                       needs of older drivers.  Participants learn how to
                       adjust their driving to age-related changes in
                       vision, hearing, and reaction time.  They also
                       explore defensive driving techniques, local driving
                       problems and rules of the road.  The classes are
                       highly interactive, involving video presentations and
                       group discussion.

                       Volunteer instructors, Pam Bartle and Anne Hegberg,
                       have extensive experience as instructors in
                       Marianjoy's Driver Rehabilitation Program, which
                       provides evaluation and education for people with
                       disabilities.  Bartle and Hegberg recognized the need
                       to offer driving classes for seniors in good health
                       and undertook AARP training to teach this class.

                       Many seniors have never taken drivers education
                       classes and find the class to be very beneficial.  In
                       addition, people who complete the class in Illinois
                       may be eligible to receive a 5% discount on their
                       insurance fees, depending on their provider.

  Who:                 Open to the community
                       Pam Bartle and Anne Hegberg, volunteer "55 Alive"
                       instructors

  Fee:                 $10.00 -- Pre-pay by check to AARP or at first class.

  To Register:         Call Nadine at 630-462-4280

  Source/ Background:  Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is a 120-bed
                       hospital in Wheaton, Ill., that is dedicated to the
                       delivery of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
                       For more information on Marianjoy's Driver
                       Rehabilitation Program, please visit
                       www.marianjoy.org and click on Specialty Services
                       followed by Driver Rehabilitation.  Interviews with
                       Ann Hegberg, Driver Rehabilitation Program Director,
   

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