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We operate a similar scheme to that which Phil is suggesting. Students with a disability have to present their medical evidence to the relevant person in senior management, in order to qualify for a parking permit. At our site students aren't entitled to permits if they live on campus, but in cases such as this they are allowed to apply for a permit even if they aren't a blue badge holder. Hope this helps. On 20 Oct 2004, at 9:50, P.Satchell wrote: > Anna > > Some thoughts: Perhaps you could introduce an internal 'blue badge' > type scheme. ie a University issued parking permit that is provided to > disabled students with mobility problems and would be treated by your > parking wardens (or whoever) as conferring the same right to use > allocated bays as a Blue Badge. Although this individual may not be a > student at your university you presumably have your own students who > are in a similar position, ie disabled but no badge. If you don't want > to extend this to non-registered students perhaps a loan system would > work. Student presents himself to library desk with evidence that he's > entitled to use the library and that he has been accepted as having > mobility difficulties. He is then loaned a permit for the duration of > his visit which he then returns at the end of the day. > > Phil > Phil Satchell > Access Centre Manager, The Open University. > Tel 01908 858214. Fax 01908 655402 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anna Malone [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 19 October 2004 11:32 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Parking query > > > I have been contacted by someone who experiences mobility > difficulties and has asked us to provide him with an occasional, > regular parking space on campus. He is using the library as he is a > student on a course at a college where we validate their courses. He > is not a student of the university. > > At the moment we provide free, accessible parking for all > students or visitors who have a blue badge. This person does not have > a blue badge - he did apply for one but his application was turned > down. We are an inner-city campus with very limited parking - there is > very little parking on campus for students, with the exception of blue > badge holders. > > We obviously want to do the best we can for this person but we > do not have enough parking spaces to provide accessible parking for > people who do not have a blue badge. This person has suggested that > under the DDA there is no distinction between a disabled person and a > disabled person who has a blue badge - reasonable adjustments must be > made and this includes accessible car parking in his case. Although > we appreciate his point, we know, for example, that if a person > without a blue badge was parking on a public highway or car park in a > space reserved for a blue badge holder, then that person would be > liable to a fine or clamping and so this suggests that there is a > difference. Also, if there is no difference, then why have the blue > badge scheme at all? > > I am unsure where to go from here. Has anybody else > encountered > this situation? > > Many thanks for your help, > > Anna > > Anna Malone > Trainee Disability Adviser > Disability Support Office > University of Manchester > LG27 John Owens Building > Oxford Road > Manchester > M13 9PL > > Tel - 0161-275-8523 > Fax - 0161-275-7018 > Minicom - 0161-275-2794 > Text - 07899 663512 / 07899 658790 > > > Deborah Altman Disability Co-ordinator Trinity and All Saints University College Brownberrie Lane Horsforth Leeds LS18 5HD Tel: 0113 283 7138 Fax: 0113 283 7200 E-mail: [log in to unmask]