The Ohio State University

Any student, faculty, or staff with a temporary or permanent mobility impairment is eligible to purchase or obtain an OSU Disability Permit. The University requires all faculty, staff and students who wish to utilize disability parking to obtain an OSU Disability permit rather than using the state placard along with a regular “A”, “B”, or “C” permit. The purpose for this policy is to help identify where disability spaces are needed, regulate the use of these spaces to ensure they are available for those who need them, as well as to discourage abuse by people “borrowing” a state placard issued to another person.

APPLYING AND REQUIRED INFORMATION
A photocopy of the Registration Form for a State Disability Placard is required to be submitted with the disability permit application card. This provides adequate documentation and brings the OSU permit process in line with the State’s periodic renewal process. If you submitted a State Placard Registration form last year and it has not expired, you only need to submit the permit application card. If your State Placard has since expired or will expire in the near future, a new Registration Form will be needed. For questions regarding the renewal process, please contact our office at (614) 292-9341.

State Disability placards are available from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; information/applications can be found on the web. Applications may also be downloaded from the BMV web site and taken to any local license agency or mailed to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, P.O. Box 16521, Columbus, OH 43216-6521, along with the required processing fee of $3.50. Disability placards are valid for the length of time prescribed by the physician, not to exceed five years.


PERMANENT DISABILITY PARKING
Central Campus permanent disability parking permits allow parking in all campus area garages (except Hospitals Garage), in general, non-reserved disability spaces and in any non-restricted “A,” “B,” or “C” space. The Commuter Express permanent disability parking permit allows parking in the Commuter Express lots and on West Campus before 4:00p.m. only and Central Campus with garage access (except Hospitals Garage) after 4:00p.m. The West Campus permanent disability parking permit allows parking on West Campus before 4:00 p.m. only and Central Campus with garage access (except Hospitals Garage) after 4:00 p.m.

TEMPORARY DISABILITY PARKING
Customers requiring a temporary disability permit for less than one month need to either have a T&P disability request form filled out by their doctor or state temporary placard registration paperwork. Prescription notes are not accepted documentation for a temporary disability.

Any disability requiring more than one month must obtain a temporary disability placard from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Information and applications can be found on the web. Applications may also be downloaded from the BMV web site and taken to any local license agency or mailed in to the Ohio Bureau of Motor vehicles, P.O. Box 16521, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6521, along with the required processing fee of $3.50. The disability placard will be valid for the length of time prescribed by the physician. Once this placard is received, a copy of the registration should be provided to T&P with the application for temporary disability parking permit. A temporary disability permit will be issued for the same amount of time listed on the state placard.

All undergraduate students granted temporary disability parking will be required to park on West Campus and utilize the Handivan Service.

Please note: There are license plate-specific, reserved disability spaces throughout campus. These spaces are reserved 24 hours a day; please do not utilize these spaces.

Permanent and Temporary Disability Permits are not authorized to park in “restricted” spaces, defined as state vehicle spaces, load zones, fire lanes, and other specifically designated spaces. Also, if parked at a meter, all fees must be paid.

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