Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) is a student-operated bus service that provides public transportation for Binghamton University students to and from the central part of campus, the peripheral campus apartment complexes and the local community. A per semester transportation fee charged to all enrolled students supports the service's operation and any student may ride throughout the semester at no additional charge. All buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts, providing wheelchair access to the fixed route service.
Additionally, OCCT operates a wheelchair-lift equipped Paratransit Service to provide door-to-door transportation to students whose significant mobility impairments make use of the fixed route service extremely difficult or impossible. This service must be scheduled in advance and serves a limited geographical area, similar to the fixed route system. Students seeking eligibility to use the OCCT Lift Service must apply for authorization through Services for Students with Disabilities. Please read the Policy and Procedures for Service Eligibility below and refer to the Off Campus College Transport Lift Passenger Guide for additional information on service parameters, and rider rights and responsibilities.
Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) operates a Para-transit Lift Service providing local door-to-door transportation to students whose disabilities and significant mobility impairments make use of the fixed route service extremely difficult or impossible. It serves a geographical area similar to the fixed route system (within a 15 mile radius) and is designed primarily to assist students with permanent disabilities in traveling to, from and around the campus.
The number of students the service can accommodate is limited and the University is able to authorize use of the service for students with temporary disabilities only on a space-available, short-term basis. Available slots for students with temporary but significant mobility impairments are filled on a first-come, first-served basis for a period not to exceed 5-7 class days.
The Lift Service is not an accommodation required by federal or state law, but a transportation enhancement the University and OCCT have elected to provide to facilitate enrollment by students who might otherwise be unable to attend Binghamton University. Students authorized to use the service must submit transportation schedule requests in advance of their need, as the Lift does not operate on an on-call basis. While Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) and OCCT try to provide transportation assistance to students with significant mobility limitations whenever possible, it is ultimately each student's responsibility to arrange for his or her own transportation to, from and within the campus environment.
Service Eligibility Request Procedures:
Students wishing to apply for Lift Service authorization, based on a permanent/long term physical disability, must:
Students wishing to request a 5-day temporary authorization, based on the significance of their temporary mobility impairment, should contact the SSD office to inquire about availability. Supporting medical documentation may be required prior to Lift Service authorization.
The Director or staff of Services for Students with Disabilities will review each student's application in consultation with the Decker Student Health Services Center and will make a determination as to the university's ability to accommodate the student's Para-transit request.
In the case of a temporary mobility impairment, please see: What You Need to Know if You Experience a Temporary Disability with Mobility Impairment.
Services for Students with Disabilities
Binghamton University,
Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Office: uu-119Phone: 607-777-2686 (voice/TT) Fax: 607-777-6893
E-mail: bjfairba@binghamton.edu
