If you have a state-issued hang tag, you are welcome to park in pre-marked handicapped spots on campus, but we cannot guarantee their availability. (The tag can be from any state.) View a map of accessible parking spots on campus to identify potential options.

If you have questions or need additional information about parking, please contact the Office of Transportation and Parking Services at 401-863-3157.

Accessible restrooms can be found throughout campus in the following locations:

• Sayles Hall, lower level (down the hall and to the left from the accessible entrance)
• Campus Center (Faunce House), second floor (elevator available)
• Salomon Center, lower level (elevator available)
• Friedman Hall (best for those with personal care attendants or help, elevator available)

Guests requiring wheelchair assistance must reserve a wheelchair or scooter rental in advance of Family Weekend through a local vendor, who will deliver and pick up right from the campus. Brown University does not provide wheelchairs.

More information about Wheelchair Rentals

RIPTA Ride 
401-461-9760 

All Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) buses are wheelchair-accessible, but the RIde program is an extension of RIPTA that offers shared door-to-door service. Trips are scheduled by calling the number Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or leaving a voicemail on Sunday. The message should include the day, time and start and end locations (including street name and zip code) of your trip. The start and end locations must be along a RIPTA bus route, but not necessarily at a bus stop, and RIPTA runs ample buses throughout College Hill.

Reservations must be made at least a day in advance. Registering can be done at the time of reservation, given that a statement of ADA services back home or disability statement from a doctor outside the jurisdiction of Rhode Island is ready. Customers are considered “visitors” (both out of state and international) for 21 days, after which it is recommended to go through more formal registration.

View the Visitor Policy

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Other Taxi/Ride Share Service

Car 1 Corporate and Recreation Transportation Inc.  
877-470-7757 

Car 1 only provides service for foldable/stowable wheelchairs and mobility devices. They offer ground transportation throughout Rhode Island and surrounding areas, servicing airports such as Boston Logan (MA), T.F. Green and Westerly Airport (RI) and Bradley (CT with baggage claim greeting assistance). 

Lyft (app) 

Offers ridesharing and shows Providence public transit routes and times (through RIPTA). Lyft’s Access for wheelchair accessible vehicles is not yet available in Providence, however foldable/stowable mobile devices may be stored in any Lyft vehicle. Additionally, all RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) buses are wheelchair-accessible. 

Uber (app) 

Offers ridesharing with reservation and rental options. Accessible rides through Uber’s WAV (Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle) are not yet available in Providence.