Barbados
Part 1: Driving with a Disability
Are there any laws or regulations in your country that restrict whether people with disabilities can obtain a driving license?
For hearing impaired/deaf, the driving test is administered with modifications. They are asked to provide a medical report with the level of impairment to assess how the test is administered.
For persons with a missing limb the test is administered on an adapted vehicle which the applicant provides.
Are there any restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
There is no restriction once the applicant can reliably and comfortably operate the vehicle.
Please give details of the section responsible in your Ministry for driver licensing and vehicle adaptations for people with disabilities. Please also include any websites which give details of the official national policy.
Name of Department/Ministry: Barbados Licensing Authority with Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources
email address for queries: [email protected]
Phone number for queries: 536-0024
Part 2: Parking Cards for people with a disability
Does your country have a national scheme of parking concessions for people with a disability?
Yes there is a parking scheme pass
Are there parking spaces reserved for people with a disability?
Yes, there are some spaces and it is required at commercial properties
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability? (Please tick all that apply)
No concession
Are there any regions or cities in your country that do not recognise the parking card, or which have their own, different system?
No recognition is island wide
Are the same concessions available to individuals with a disability visiting your country?
Yes
If you have answered yes to Question 13 above, please tell us if there is a formal system of reciprocal recognition of parking cards from other countries?
No
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes
Please give details of the section in your ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability
This is managed by the National Disabilities Unit which is in a separate ministry
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
None
Part 3: Hiring a car if you have a disability
Does your country have any laws which require hire car companies to make adapted vehicles available for people with disabilities to rent?
No
Please give details of the section responsible in your ministry for laws/policies on adapted hire cars.
Name of ministry: Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources
Name of section responsible: Transport Authority
email address for queries: [email protected]
phone number for queries: 246-536-0300