Do you have a disability and find it challenging to get around your community?
The disabled parking permit gives you better options for parking when you’re out and about in your community. The provincial government gives out blue parking passes, which show the international wheelchair symbol of access, free of charge to individuals with a disability.
Permit holders can use the accessible parking passes for any vehicle they are travelling in.
There are two types of disabled parking permits:
- Permanent - renewable after five years and is for people with a long-term disability.
- Temporary - valid for up to five years and is for people who have a temporary condition, such as a broken leg.
You may be eligible for a disabled parking permit if you have:
- A disability that limits your mobility so that you can’t walk more than 50 metres without using a wheelchair, crutch, walker or other assistive device.
- A severe respiratory and/or cardiac condition that gives you serious shortness of breath and/or pain after minimal physical activity.
- A significant visual impairment.
- A temporary condition that limits your ability to get around.
Companies and organizations such as long-term care facilities that provide transportation service to people with a disability on a regular basis may also apply for a blue parking pass. In this case, a company representative visits a Service New Brunswick Centre and a customer service representative reviews the application. If successful, Service New Brunswick issues a permit in the company’s name.
To get the disabled parking permit, you need to fill out an application form. You can get the application online or in person at any Service New Brunswick Centre. To find your nearest centre click here. Some health professionals may have forms at their office.
There are two parts to the application form:
- Section 1 – to be completed by the applicant
- Section 2 – to be completed by the health care professional
To complete Section 2, you need to make an appointment to see a health professional who can confirm you qualify for the parking permit. They fill out the form and sign it.
They must be one of the following:
- physician
- occupational therapist
- physiotherapist
- nurse practitioner
Once the form is completed and signed, you can bring it to a Service New Brunswick Centre or mail it to:
Service N.B.
P.O. Box 1998, 432 Queen Street
Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5G4
If you bring the form in person to a Service New Brunswick Centre, you will receive the blue parking pass at that time.
The permanent permit is valid for five years. At that time, you’ll have to apply for a new one using the same application process.
You need to submit a completed paper application form, which is signed by a health professional.