Parking and Transportation Accommodations
Disability Services and Parking and Transportation Services work collaboratively to support students with disabilities or temporary medical conditions who need assistance with parking on or commuting to, from and around campus.
Step One: Register online with Disability Services
Â鶹ÒùÔº who are not currently registered with Disability Services:
Register online with Disability Services by submitting a Disability Services . NOTE: If you need to request academic accommodations, you must schedule a separate academic access meeting.
Â鶹ÒùÔº who are currently registered with Disability Services:
Submit a supplemental request form
Step Two: Submit documentation
Â鶹ÒùÔº requesting reasonable parking accommodations must submit documentation of their disability-related need(s) for the request. Please review our University Housing, Dining and Parking Documentation Guidelines for additional information. Medical providers may also prefer to complete the Disability Verification Form. All documentation is kept confidential.
Ways to submit documentation:
- Upload into your (preferred, but not required)
- Email to dshousing@colorado.edu
- Fax to 303-492-5601
Step Three: Disability Services reviews submitted documentation
A Disability Services housing access coordinator will provide a Notice of Determination to the student within 10 business days following the start of the review process. This 10-day time limit may be extended at the discretion of the Disability Services housing access coordinator, upon written notice to the student. In order to initiate the review process, the student must submit an application for parking accommodations and provide supporting documentation.
Monitor your Colorado.edu email address for information about your parking accommodation.
Additional information
- There is no building-to-building shuttle service on campus. However, both .
- Â鶹ÒùÔº may purchase a two-week permit with Parking Services while they are applying for a state-issued ADA license plate, decal or placard, or if they are recovering from a temporary medical condition and/or working with Disability Services for formal parking accommodations.
- These permits are issued near your residence hall and/or classrooms. Please note that temporary injuries usually do not qualify for ADA parking.
Frequently asked questions
If you are not yet registered with our office, you will need to register. If you are already registered with our office, you can submit a supplemental request.
While each accommodation request is assessed on a case-by-case basis, Disability Services, in collaboration with Parking Services, typically provides parking permit accommodations that may allow an individual to park close to their academic building(s), residence hall (if living on campus) or certain areas of campus (e.g., east campus, Williams Village, etc.).
The review process for housing, parking and dining accommodations may take up to 10 business days. If Disability Services is unable to issue a decision within the 10-business day timeline, an access coordinator will communicate with you.
Depending on how long the temporary parking pass is needed, Parking Services can provide temporary permits to students. If the parking permit is needed for longer than what Parking Services can provide directly, Disability Services can assist with this accommodation request.
Yes. You can either apply for a temporary parking permit through Parking Services, or you can apply for a long-term parking accommodation through Disability Services.
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There is no building-to-building shuttle service on campus, but all Buff Buses are ADA-accessible. Please see on- and off-campus transportation resources to learn more about transportation options.