The Loop is a golf cart service that was originally created to assist students with permanent and temporary (e.g., injury) mobility disabilities and visual disabilities with transportation during class time in the fall and spring semesters. Today, the Loop cart provides intra-campus rides for eligible faculty, staff, students, guests, and visitors with mobility or visual disabilities on a first-come, first-served basis. The Loop cart operates during additional hours and at other times of the year (e.g., Golden Bear Orientation Week and summer sessions).
Eligibility for the Loop
All riders must demonstrate a disability-related need to receive approval to use the Loop cart. Disability Access & Compliance accepts applications for Loop access, verifies the requestor’s disability needs based on documentation, and approves requests as appropriate.
Disabled Students Program (DSP)
Students registered for services with the DSP can upload medical documentation that includes a recovery date when they submit their application (please send an email to access@berkeley.edu to notify us if you upload medical documentation). DSP students can also submit an application and consult with their DSP specialist to request their specialist submit a DSP Loop Cart authorization form. See additional information about DSP’s processes
Non-DSP Students
Non-DSP students must upload documentation of their disability need(s) with their application or send documentation as an email attachment to access@berkeley.edu that includes an expected recovery date. Students will receive access to the Loop for one (1) semester or through their expected recovery from the injury/condition for which they seek Loop access, whichever is shortest. Access to the Loop can be extended beyond the initial request in consultation with Disability Access & Compliance.
Academic Appointees, Staff, Guests, and Visitors
Academic Appointees (APM definition of academic appointee) (link is a PDF download) are required to submit an application to use the Loop cart. Once the application is received by DAC, instructions will be sent by email about how to submit medical documentation directly to Mary Kelly the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor/Disability Specialist in the office of Disability Management Services (DMS) at University Health Services. Academic Appointees should download and register the Tripshot app then send an email to access@berkeley.edu to have their account temporarily activated for two weeks. This will allow time for the Academic Appointee to be contacted by DMS and provide the necessary medical documentation.
Staff are required to submit an application to use the Loop cart. Once the application is received by DAC, instructions will be sent by email about how to submit medical documentation directly to ADA Specialist Matthew Alvarez in the office of People and Culture. After submitting the application, Staff should download and register the Tripshot app then send an email to access@berkeley.edu to have their account temporarily activated for two weeks. This will allow time for staff to be contacted and provide the necessary documents to the ADA Specialist.
Guests and Visitors will need to contact the university department/unit that invited them or the department/unit sponsoring the event/program they are attending or the university department/unit/person they are visiting to request to use the Loop cart. CalNet authentication is necessary to use the Tripshot app to request a ride. A department/unit will be asked to designate an employee who will submit an application on behalf of a guest/visitor. The sponsoring department/unit or the person that is being visited will be required to download and register the Tripshot app on their cellular telephone to access Loop cart services.
Any questions? Everyone can always contact DAC access@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-6456) for assistance.