DART ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
All DART buses and trains meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, offering wheelchair lifts and other features to accommodate riders with disabilities.
Travel Training Program
If you need help, free travel training is available. This program helps seniors and people with disabilities understand how to use the public transportation. View more information about the DART Travel Training Program.Reduced Fares for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Reduced fares are discounted fares for senior citizens age 65 or older (with a valid DART photo ID), non-paratransit certified persons with disabilities (with valid DART photo ID), and Medicare card holders.Certified paratransit-eligible riders may use the bus and rail service free (with valid Paratransit photo ID).
REDUCED FARES
| Day Pass $2.00 Single Ride Fare $0.85 Monthly Pass $32 |
How to obtain a DART senior photo ID card.
How to obtain a DART reduced fare photo ID card.
View more information about DART fares.
Service Animals
Guide dogs and other service animals are permitted on DART vehicles. View more information about service animals.DART buses
- DART buses offer wheelchair lifts and other features to accommodate riders with disabilities.
- Seats near the front door are reserved for the elderly and people with disabilities.
- By ADA standards, wheelchairs must be secured on buses. There are two wheelchair securement locations per bus, each equipped with devices which hold the wheelchairs safely in place. Operators provide securement assistance as needed. Lap/shoulder belts are available upon request.
There are stop announcements at major intersections and transfer points provided by automated equipment or bus operators.- About one block from your stop, press the plastic strips tape on the flip up seats in the wheelchair securement area. This signals the operator that you want to get off at the next stop.
View more information about riding DART buses.
DART Rail
Areas near the front door of each train are reserved for the elderly and people with disabilities.How to Board DART Rail with a Mobility Device
- Wait in view of the operator: Wait for your train on the high-block platform. You may do so in either a seated or standing position.
- Rail operator will assist you in boarding: Your rail operator will assist you in boarding by deploying the ramp.
- Priority seating areas: On board, look for the priority seating area near the front door.
- Inform the rail operator of your destination: When boarding in a wheelchair, please inform your rail operator of your destination and he'll assist you in disembarking.
DART Paratransit Services
DART Paratransit Services provides curb-to-curb public transportation for people with disabilities who are unable to use DART's bus or rail services.Paratransit services are available in the DART member cities of Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson, Rowlett, University Park, Plano and DFW International Airport.
Paratransit Services also offer travel training to ADA paratransit-eligible individuals who have the ability to use bus or rail services. Paratransit-eligible passengers with valid Paratransit photo ID ride free on DART Rail and buses and the T.
View more information about DART Paratransit Services, including the eligibility process, certification forms and travel training information.
Additional Resources and Information
View DART service area resource links
The U.S. Department of Transportation is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of emergency preparedness in the event of a disaster. During an emergency, persons with disabilities may require (1) additional assistance with evacuation and (2) transportation to get to a safe place.More information to help ensure safe and secure transportation for persons with disabilities in the event of disaster or emergency is available at www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp
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