Accessible Parking

Parking and Transit Services is committed to serving members of the ASU community with disabilities and works closely with Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services to ensure equal access and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

PTS offers several different types of disabled-accessible permits.

State-issued ADA placards do not take the place of ASU-issued accessible permits. State-issued ADA placards are valid in accessible visitor spaces. ASU-issued accessible permits are valid in many permit stalls on campus, as outlined below.

Employee permanent disability

Employees with a permanent disability, who show a valid permanent state placard or vehicle registration issued in the applicant's name, have the choice of purchasing an Employee ASU Accessible All-Access permit or a garage or lot-specific accessible permit.

Employee ASU Accessible All-Access permits

Contact Parking and Transit Services for information and purchase.

Downtown Phoenix and Tempe campus accessible all-access permits are valid in:

All non-visitor accessible spaces in all parking garages or lots on all ASU campuses

Polytechnic red accessible permits are valid in:
  • Downtown campus — any space within the Second Avenue or Third Avenue lots.
  • Polytechnic campus — any accessible space.
  • Tempe campus — any space within Lot 59.    
  • West Valley campus — any space within the South Zone.
West Valley campus accessible all-access permits are valid in:
  • Downtown campus — any space within the Second Avenue or Third Avenue lots.
  • Polytechnic campus — any space within Green Zone lots.
  • Tempe campus — any space within Lot 59.
  • West Valley campus — any accessible space on the West Valley campus.

Garage-or lot-specific accessible permit

These permits are priced according to the rate charged to all customers who purchase permits for the given location. Valid in any ADA or non-ADA permit space within your assigned garage, lot or zone, as well as these locations:

  • Downtown campus — any space within the Second Avenue or Third Avenue lots.
  • Polytechnic campus — any space within Green Zone lots.
  • Tempe campus — any space within Lot 59.
  • West Valley campus — any space within the South Zone.

Student permanent disability

Students with a permanent disability, who show a valid permanent state placard or vehicle registration issued in the applicant’s name, have the choice of purchasing a:

  • Student ASU Accessible All-Access permit: Valid in all ADA and non-ADA permit parking stalls across the four ASU campuses. Payment of the hourly or daily rate required to park in visitor spaces. 
  • Garage or lot-specific accessible permit: Costs the corresponding rate charged to all customers who purchase a permit for the given location. Valid in any ADA or non-ADA permit space within your assigned garage, lot or zone.

Temporary Disability

State-authorized temporary disabled-accessible parking

Individuals with a temporary disability may:

  • Purchase an ASU placard to be displayed along with their current garage- or lot-specific permit in conjunction with the state-authorized temporary disability parking placard.

or 

  • Purchase an ASU-accessible all-access permit. Individuals must have a current ASU parking permit and pay the difference between their current permit and an ASU-accessible all-access permit.

A temporary state disability placard issued in the applicant’s name, and photo identification must be shown at the time of purchase.

Physician-authorized temporary disabled-accessible parking

Individuals must have a current ASU parking permit. Photo identification must be shown at the time of purchase. A medical doctor or the Student Health Center must provide the following information on either doctor’s office letterhead or a prescription form:

  1. Patient’s name.
  2. Medical reason for needing temporary accessible parking.
  3. Inclusive dates of disability.
  4. Specifically state that accessible parking is required — the term closer parking is not accepted.