Dear Applicant:
In order to ride State of Connecticut
subsidized transit services at a reduced fare, you need to either
have a Medicare card or a state-issued photo I.D. card. If you have a Medicare card, a separate photo
I.D. card is not required. Use this application form to request
a photo I.D. if you are a senior citizen or a person with a
qualifying disability and you do NOT
have a Medicare card. Key points of the program are:
- A federally-issued Medicare card or
state-issued photo I.D. card are the only two forms of
identification accepted as valid proof for reduced fare on
state-subsidized transit providers as of January 1, 1993.
- There is an application charge of $5.00
to issue a first photo I.D. card. If your card is lost, stolen
or damaged, a replacement card may be obtained with a processing
charge of $10.00.
- Temporary disability cards expire one
year from issue date. Temporary cards require reapplication upon
expiration (see "new applicant" information).
- Applicants must submit an
appropriately-sized photograph of himself or herself.
DEFINITION OF
"DISABLED" ENTITLEMENT TO IDENTIFICATION CARD
Federal and state authorities have
established the following criteria for the purpose of defining
individuals who are entitled to reduced transit fares on the basis
of disability. A reduced fare I.D. card will be issued to an
individual who meets one or more of the following criteria:
| Vision |
If the person has a central visual acuity of
20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a
correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by
limitation in the field of vision such that the widest
diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no
greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having
central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.
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| Hearing |
If there is no air or bone conduction whatsoever
in both ears; or if hearing is so impaired that
notwithstanding the use of hearing aids the person is
incapable of hearing sound below 80 decibels at 2,000
cycles per sound, as verified by audiometric testing.
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| Ambulatory |
(1) If from whatever cause, the person is unable
to move about without a "walker", a
wheelchair, a crutch(es) or a cane, and if the condition
is expected to continue for more than one year from the
date of application. The word "unable" is
used in its literal sense. The fact that one of these
mechanical aids facilitates movement is not sufficient.
The applicant must be incapable of moving about, except
for extremely short distances, without use of the aid.
or (2) If the person has an obvious and serious disorder
of gait which substantially interferes with the use of
mass transportation. This condition must be described in
detail by the physician giving the opinion and will be
subject to official medical review.
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| Loss of Arms |
If by reason of amputation or anatomical
deformity the person lacks two arms or two hands.
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| Other |
If the person has any other disability which
would fall within the following Federal Transit
Administration definition of disabled person: "any
individual who, by reason of illness, injury, age,
congenital malfunction or other permanent or temporary
incapacity of disability, is unable without special
facilities or special planning or design to utilize mass
transportation facilities and services as effectively as
persons who are not so affected".
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| Temporary |
A mobility impairment lasting at least three
months.
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The determination of whether a person is
"disabled" with the meaning of the foregoing definition
will be made on the basis of submitted evidence. Certification by a
physician is essential to the application. Applicants will have to
arrange for the physician's services at their own expense. We
reserve the right to require proof of disability in addition to the
physician's opinion.
Reduced Fares for
Senior Citizens and Persons with a Disability
SENIOR CITIZENS:
If you have a Medicare card, you are entitled to ride for a reduced
fare. Simply show your Medicare Card to the operator when you board
the bus. Your local transit provider is required to accept the
Medicare card for a half fare. If you do not have a Medicare card
and are 65 years or older, you may apply for this photo I.D. card.
Complete the application and have it notarized.
DISABLED
PERSONS: Persons of any age with a qualifying disability are
eligible for this card. Applications must be certified by a
physician, complete with his/her signature, telephone number and
state license number.
Transit
Providers: Senior citizens and persons with a disability can
travel for a reduced fare at any time on CTTRANSIT
and all other bus systems operating under contract to the
Connecticut Department of Transportation. Reduced fares apply on the
New Haven Line Railroad (Metro-North) during off-peak hours
only. The reduced fares are consistent with the requirements for
receipt of Federal funds to augment State funds to subsidize public
transportation.
How to Apply: If
you do not have a Medicare card, the Connecticut Department of
Transportation Senior/Disabled reduced fare photo I.D. card will be
issued upon submission and verification of this application. Send
the completed application with a check or money order payable to CTTRANSIT to:
CTTRANSIT
Attn: Senior/Disabled Representative
P.O. Box 66
Hartford, CT
06141-0066
Note: Personal
checks must have the signer's name and
address imprinted on the check in order to be accepted by
CTTRANSIT.
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Click here for an
application that you can print out and mail.
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