Wisconsin Department
of Transportation's Eligibility Guidelines
Vehicles that
qualify:
People that qualify:
A "disabled"
license plate may be issued for a person with a permanent disability that limits
or impairs ability to walk, who is the:
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Owner of a vehicle
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Lessee of a vehicle
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Person who is
regularly transported by the owner or lessee of a vehicle
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Employee who is
provided a vehicle owned or leased by the employer
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Beneficiary of a
trust that owns or leases a vehicle
Any person certified by
an authorized health care specialist as having a permanent disability is
eligible for the disabled parking license plates. By legal definition, this
includes any person who:
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Cannot walk 200
feet or more without stopping to rest
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Cannot walk without
the use of, or assistance from, another person or brace, cane, crutch,
prosthetic device, wheelchair or other assistance device
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Is restricted by
lung disease to the extent that forced expiratory volume for 1 second when
measured by spirometry is less than one liter or the arterial oxygen tension
is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest
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Uses portable
oxygen
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Has a cardiac
condition to the extent that functional limitations are classified in
severity as class III or IV, according to standards accepted by the American
Heart Association
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Is severely limited
in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological or orthopedic
condition
If the disability that
qualifies you for disabled parking privileges is a result of an injury incurred
in active U.S. Military service, you may apply for disabled
veteran license plates. Disabled veteran license plates provide the same
parking privileges as the disabled parking license plates.
A person having a
temporary disability does not qualify for the Disabled license plate, but may
qualify for a temporary
disabled parking identification card.