UNR Parking Services and Disability Access
By: Joel Hernandez, Karina Chavez, Jordana Oseto, and Hannah Nystrom of George McKinlay’s Disabilities
class at the University of Nevada, Reno
Living with disabilities can be challenging but dealing with issues of access is another barrier.
At the University of Nevada, Reno there is great resources for equal access, but it is not all
organized in one place and can be tricky to locate. This part of the project will focus on Disabled
Parking access.
Disabled Parking Permits
How to get one? Check list [√] of things you will need.
1. Valid State Drivers License
2. University ID
3. Valid DMV Disabled Persons Plates or Placard
4.
Complete a Parking Application
To get a Disable Parking Permit you need the items listed above:
1. Valid Drivers License
2. University ID
3. Valid DMV Disabled Persons issued Placard or Vehicle Registration Plate
Then you will have to visit their office (contact info above) to fill out a Parking Application.
Disabled Vistors
Disabled Visitors can get a One-day Temporary University Parking permit or Day Pass for
the daily parking fee that is currently $3 dollars from the Parking & Transportation Services
office. The requirement of having a Valid DMV Disabled Persons issued Placard or Vehicle
Registration Plate still applies.
For More Info visit UNR Parking Services at: http://www.unr.edu/parking/disability-access
So where are the Disabled Parking Spaces?
The Parking Services does have a “Campus Disabled Parking Map” on their website, which
highlights ADA Building Access and ADA Parking Locations. The ADA Parking Locations are
scattered all over campus, however we examined a popular parking lot directly in from of the Joe
Crowley Student Union and Mathewson – IGT Knowledge Center. There are “Disabled
Accessible Parking Meters” there that do not require a campus parking permit but do require the
display of a DMV issued placard or plate and payment of the meter.
Coming on to campus from on E. 15th St
Disabled Accessible Parking Metered Spaces at the Main parking lot
In the United States, reserved spaces
are mandated by the Americans with
Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines.
Violators parked in these spaces
without a valid disabled parking
permit (specially marked license
plate or a placard that hangs from
the rear-view mirror) are punished.
Disabled Accessible Parking Meter
The minimum fee here on this lot is
$250 dollars apparently.