About the ACROD Parking Program

Under the Local Government (Parking for Disabled Persons) Regulations 1988, the ACROD Parking Program has been responsible for issuing ACROD Parking Permits in Western Australia for more than 20 years. Located in Osborne Park, the ACROD Parking Program is managed by not-for-profit organisation National Disability Services. The ACROD Parking Program aims to improve the quality of life for people with a significant temporary or permanent mobility impairment by supporting these people to access the community.

The small ACROD Parking program team provides a comprehensive service to more than 60,000 permit holders in Western Australia.

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Complete our survey by May 14th to enter our prize draw
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Lady with assistance dog at bus stop The Department of Transport is interested in the various transport choices made each day by people with either a temporary or permanent disability in Western Australia or their carers.
The survey covers various travel methods including by car, taxi, community bus services; public transport or footpaths and shared paths. The survey aims to gather information to help better understand how people with a disability travel to and from various destinations on roads and paths.
Please complete the survey to help us identify the transport related issues and barriers for people with a disability trying to access work, study, recreation, shopping or medical appointments.

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For more information, contact the Walking and Access Team at walking@transport.wa.gov.au or phone 65516158 or 65516150.

Harmonisation of Disability Parking – introduction of the Australian Disability Parking Permit in Western Australia.

The Australian Government has undertaken a project to harmonise parking programs across Australia. Feedback from an Australia wide 2009 consultation with permit holders, State, Territory and Local Government representatives and other stakeholders by the Federal Government, showed overwhelming support for a common permit design across Australia. The new nationally consistent permit will be rolled out in Western Australia from October 2010. (for more information, click here)…

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Bus stop accessibility works

Recently, the Public Transport Authority (PTA) announced the launch of the Accessible Bus Stop Program. The program initially aims to upgrade approximately 600 public transport bus stops per year with the eventual aim to make all stops in the Perth metropolitan area accessible.

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During these works, affected bus stops will not be in use for a period of three to five days. Where possible, a temporary bus stop will be sited within close proximity to the permanent bust stop. Where this cannot be done, for safety reasons, the bus will continue to the next stop.
To provide you with up-to-date information, a new section within the Transperth website has been developed and provides detailed information on all the suburbs that the PTA is targeting within the upcoming months and provides a list of the stop numbers located within each of those areas. For more information, click here to visit the Transperth website.