TRANSPORTATION

DISABILTY PARKING PRIVILAGES

Disability Parking Privileges provides vehicle decals, license plates, and windshield permit cards to persons with specific disabilities.

Website: www.spokanecounty.org
The office location is inside Spokane County Courthouse: 1116 W. Broadway 1st Floor Annex Spokane, WA 99260
Phone: 1 (800) 614-5174

Disability parking placards allow you to park close to the entrance of medical and dental offices, hospitals, grocery stores, shopping centers, etc. if you have a qualifying medical condition. In order to get a placard, your medical provider needs to write a prescription.

Complete the disabled parking application here: https://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/420073.pdf
Additional information: https://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/parking.html

SPECIAL MOBILITY SERVICES

Special Mobility Services (SMS) provides intercity transportation, linking rural communities in Eastern Washington with Spokane and offers community shuttle services to Davenport, Newport, Ritzville, Deer Park, Reardan, and Sprague. They have wheelchair accessible options. You must schedule your ride a minimum of 2 full business days in advance. SMS also offers Mobility Assessment and Training: a free program that helps people with disabilities by assisting them to become fixed-route bus riders. Mobility trainers have received specialized training on how to work with a variety of disabilities. The Trainer will design an individualized training plan, including one-on-one instruction while riding the bus with you.

Website: http://www.sms1.org/
Location: 707 N. Napa Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 534-7171

SPOKANE TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Spokane Transit Authority (STA) offers a reduced fare card for senior citizens and people who are disabled and use fixed-route public transportation. Information about reduced fares and the application are at: https://www.spokanetransit.com/reducedfare/

STA’s Paratransit Services provide wheelchair-accessible shared ride transportation service for people whose disability prevents them from using the regular buses.

Website: www.spokanetransit.com/paratransit
Phone: (509) 328-1552

OUR PLACE COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Our Place Community Outreach welcomes West Central neighbors by providing basic needs and services. Our Place offers the following services free of charge: food bank; personal hygiene; bus passes; laundry center; utility assistance, clothing bank.

Website: https://www.ourplacespokane.org
Phone: (509) 326-7267

INLAND NORTHWEST LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND 

Inland Northwest Lighthouse for the Blind believes each employee must be provided with whatever supports are necessary for success in the workplace. Services include in-house sign language interpreting department, staff mobility instructors to teach independent travel, 100 computer workstations, accessibility and braille literacy program, computer training program, deaf-blind program and interpreting services, orientation and mobility, and a supported employment program.

Website at lhblind.org
Location: 6405 N. Addison St. Spokane, WA 99208
Phone: (509) 487-0405

SNAP’S NEIGHBORS ON THE GO PROGRAM

SNAP’s Neighbors on the Go Program is designed to serve Spokane County residents 65 years of age or older and/or persons living with disabilities, who otherwise would not qualify or be able to utilize public transportation options. Riders can request rides for medical-related transportation needs such as attending an appointment with a primary care physician or picking up a prescription at their local pharmacy. Clients may qualify for non-volunteer wheelchair accessible options under other programs.

Phone: (509) 313-3050

NEW HOPE RESOURCE CENTER

New Hope Resource Center serves individuals that are elderly or disabled for door-to-door transportation to medical appointments when no other assistance is available. The program may also provide emergency assistance funds for gas or vehicle repair auto-parts. You must schedule your ride a minimum of 1 week in advance. You must reside north of Hawthorne Road (Riverside, Elk, Chattaroy, Colbert, and Mead, but not Deer Park).

Website: www.newhoperesource.org/
Email: info@newhoperesource.org
Phone: (509) 467-2900

COAST TRANSPORTATION

COAST Transportation provides wheelchair accessible transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and more. COAST transports elderly or disabled people from Rockford, Spangle, Latah, Fairfield, and other southern Spokane County areas to destinations within the STA service area with paid drivers and volunteers. You must schedule your ride a minimum of 48 hours in advance. You can call them at 509-397-2935 or visit www.coacolfax.org/transportation.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES’ VOLUNTEER CHORE SERVICES PROGRAM

Catholic Charities’ Volunteer Chore Services Program provides door-to-door transportation to medical appointments and one grocery visit per month to seniors 62 years of age or older, and adults with disabilities. This service is for non-Medicaid individuals and income limits apply. The ability to serve is subject to volunteer availability. You must schedule your ride a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

Website: www.cceasternwa.org/senior-services
Phone: (509) 459-6172 or 509-459-6171 for intake

VETERANS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Veterans Transportation Services provides wheelchair accessible door-to-door transportation to our veterans. They will provide services within a 40-mile service area from the VA Hospitals. Services are subject to availability. Veterans eligible for VA healthcare benefits or VA authorized appointments are eligible for services.

Please contact 509-434-7537.The VA prefers one-week advance notice of the appointment. Appointments must be scheduled 9 AM – 2:30 PM.

REGIONAL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER 

The Regional Veterans Service Center provides emergency assistance geared towards sustainable positive outcomes for eligible veterans – gas vouchers or bus passes for transportation to work, medical appointments, and education. The services provided are based on need and emergency. Income verification is needed. Veterans must have lived in Spokane County for at least 6 months and must have served 6 months or more and have had an honorable or general discharge.

Website: www.spokanecounty.org/1122/Veteran-Services
Phone: (509) 477-3690
Email: VETSTUDY@spokanecounty.org

INLAND NORTHWEST DISABLED VETERANS SPORTS ASSOCIATION 

Inland Northwest Disabled Veterans Sports Association provides free door-to-door rides for veterans in the greater Spokane area.

Phone: 509-723-3440.

AGING AND LONG-TERM CARE OF EASTERN WASHINGTON’S COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS PROGRAM

Aging and Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington’s (ALTCEW) Community Living Connections Program provides transportation services to older people who have no other means of transportation or cannot use existing transportation. ALTCEW prioritizes transportation to and from medical/health care services, social services, and meal programs. In special circumstances, transportation may be provided to senior centers, shopping, and/or recreational activities. Personal assistance for those with limited mobility is also provided. Transportation may be by van or volunteers using private cars, depending on the local service design and the person’s needs/abilities.

Website: www.altcew.org/community-living-connections
Phone: (509) 960-7281

ANGEL FLIGHT WEST

Angel Flight West is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization that arranges free, non-emergency air transportation within the 12 Western states for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Angel Flight West matches volunteer pilots to people in need, enabling them to receive medical treatment and other essential services that might otherwise be inaccessible because of financial, medical, or geographic circumstances.

Website: https://www.angelflightwest.org.