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To: Elder Advocates of Alberta I thought you might be interested in the following email I have sent to DriveABLE, Calgary. “I have serious concerns about how you run your business in a manner which lacks honesty and professionalism. I was told that one had to pass the computer test in order to be able […]
Honourable Ed Stelmach
REGISTERED MAIL September 2, 2014 Mr. Ed. Stelmach, 170029 Highway # 2, Lamont, AB. T0B 2R0 Dear Mr. Stelmach: Mandatory, medical assessments of older Albertans We have learned that the mandatory, medical assessments of older Alberta citizens and the introduction of the Simard MD and DriveABLE pilot project happened under your watch as Premier. Dr. […]
Physician Elder Abuse
HAND DELIVERED May 6, 2010 Mr. Fred Horne, MLA, Edmonton Rutherford, 308 Saddleback Road NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 4R7 Dear Mr. Horne: Thank you for meeting with me and a member of the Elder Advocates of Alberta Society on the afternoon of Friday, January 22nd, 2010 concerning driving issues. Thank you for your correspondence of […]
Simard MD & DriveABLE protocol
REGISTERED MAIL November 7, 2014 Mr. Bill Bland Senior Vice President, Business Development, DriveABLE.Assessment Corp Inc 304-10050 112 Street NW Edmonton, AB. T5K 2J1 Dear Mr. Bland: Simard MD & DriveABLE protocol. We have publicly stated that there appears to be no correlation between the Simard MD & DriveABLE testing and the ability to drive […]
Determining fitness to drive: A troublesome task
As long ago as 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada decided in the case of Terry Grismer to instruct all motor vehicle licensing authorities to make fitness-to-drive decisions on the basis of functional capacity, not simply by diagnosis, as had been done previously. Mr Grismer was the operator of a mining truck and wanted to […]
Physician elder abuse
HAND DELIVERED May 6, 2010 Mr. Fred Horne, MLA, Edmonton Rutherford, 308 Saddleback Road NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 4R7 Dear Mr. Horne: Thank you for meeting with me and a member of the Elder Advocates of Alberta Society on the afternoon of Friday, January 22nd, 2010 concerning driving issues. Thank you for your correspondence of […]
Alberta College of Family Physicians Discriminates Against Seniors.
January 28, 2015 Dr. Patricia Smith,MD, BSc, LMCC,CCF President Alberta College of Family Physicians Edmonton, AB. Dear Dr. Smith: In 2003 legislation was passed to require Albertans at age 75 and thereafter to provide evidence of a medical examination in order to renew their driving license. This was an act of blatant discrimination against seniors, […]
Commentary: Derrel R. Dular Managing Director of Alliance of Seniors
Mr. Derrell R. Dular, Managing Director, Alliance of Seniors/Older Canadians Network, Dear Sir, re: Discrimination of Elderly Drivers of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The three Provinces mentioned above have entered into the discrimination of Elderly Drivers by requiring them to undergo special testing, upon reaching the age of 80 years, whether or not accident […]
Publishing and promoting ageism, willful untruths and fraudulent misrepresentation
HAND DELIVERED January 5, 2015 Mrs. Bonnie M. Dobbs PhD, Director, MARD Centre, University of Alberta, 1704 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB. T6G 2C8 Dear Madam: Reference: Publishing and promoting ageism, willful untruths and fraudulent misrepresentation On the “Homestretch”, CBC radio, December 5, 2014, you stated to listeners: “Starting at about age 70, […]
DriveABLE Employee fails to treat clients with respect
REGISTERED MAIL May 4, 2015 Dr. Allen R. Dobbs, Chairman of Board, CEO & President DriveABLE Assessment Centres Inc. 10650 113 Street, Edmonton, AB. T5H 3H6 Dear Sir: Reference: Laura Morgensen, DriveABLE Assessment Centres Please be advised, that it has been reported to us that your above named employee fails to treat senior clients with […]
Unreliable driving test a ‘crapshoot’ for most seniors
By Gillian Slade on December 4, 2014. gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The cognitive test some seniors are asked to take in their doctor’s office is so unreliable in assessing their skills to drive a vehicle that it has no value, says a physician. The SimardMD test is a very rapid pencil and paper test designed to see if […]