Permanent Permit

• Is at least 65 years of age.
• Is now certified by the Veterans Administration at a 40 percent or greater disability level.  NOTE: veterans with 39% or less disability level are eligible for WTA's Veteran Card, which is valid for reduced fares on WTA buses, and for reduced fare bus passes.

Temporary Permit

• Is now eligible for Social Security disability benefits or now gets Supplemental Security Income Benefits because of disability. (Applicant must show current award letter.)
• Has a valid Medicare card issued by the Social Security Administration.
• Has a valid ADA Paratransit eligibility letter or card from outside the region.
• Is currently participating in a vocational career program with the Washington State Individual Education Program.
• Has a Washington Department of Licensing issued disabled parking identification in conjunction with a government issued photo identification.

Permanent or Temporary (case-by-case)

• Has a valid Regional ADA Paratransit card.
• Has obvious physical impairments meeting one or more of the Regional Reduced Fare Permit Eligibility Criteria.
• Is certified by a Washington State-licensed physician (M.D.), psychiatrist, psychologist (Ph.D.), Physician Assistant (P.A.), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (A.R.N.P.), or audiologist (certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association) as meeting one or more of the RRFP Eligibility Criteria.
  
  A special Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Regional Reduced Fare Permit is available for people who require a PCA to help them travel all or some of the time.

For an application, call (360) 676-7433, visit the Customer Service Lobby at WTA's Bellingham Station, or visit the reception desk at WTA's main office.

• Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)

• DD214​