Transportation - Social Services

Essex County Division of Senior Services

www.essex-countynj.org/index.php

"The Division’s services are targeted to individuals with the greatest social and economic need." Programs include assisted transportation.

NJ Transit Reduced Fare Program

www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv

NJ Transit has a reduced fare program for people with disabilities and the elderly.  The site provides eligibility criteria and a printable application.

NJ Transit Access Link

http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=AccessLinkTo

1-800-955-ADA1 (2321)

"Access Link is NJ TRANSIT's paratransit service required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Access Link provides paratransit service comparable to the local bus service. This service is specifically for people whose disability prevents them from using the local fixed route bus service."

Handicapped Parking (State of NJ Motor Vehicle Commission)

www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/HandicappedPlates.htm

“If you have lost the use of one or more limbs or you are permanently disabled and cannot move without an assisting device, you are eligible for handicapped plates and a placard that give you special parking privileges.”

NJ Dollar a Day Auto Insurance Policy

www.state.nj.us/dobi/division_consumers/insurance/dollaradayqna.htm

"The Special Automobile Insurance Policy (SAIP), also known as Dollar a Day, is a new initiative to help make limited auto insurance coverage available to drivers who are eligible for Federal Medicaid with hospitalization. Such drivers can obtain a medical coverage-only policy at a cost of $365 a year. People who are currently enrolled in FEDERAL MEDICAID WITH HOSPITALIZATION are eligible for the Dollar a Day policy. You are eligible if the Card Run Identifier on the upper left of your Medicaid ID card has an asterisk "*" after the code and "SAIP" is printed on the lower right of the card."

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