Wolfville resident Mark Selvidge says he is frustrated that he has had to hit the brakes on his attempt to get his first driver's licence.

It is due to lack of staff at the province's program that assesses people with physical and cognitive disabilities for their ability to drive safely.

Selvidge has partial paralysis in his right hand and is partially blind in both eyes.

He was referred to the Driver Evaluation Program, run by the Nova Scotia Health Authority, by his doctor in March. His doctor a…