Linda,
Same thing happens in Wyoming, and I imagine in any place that doesn't
have an active or vocal (or large) population of people with
disabilities. Things are getting better here though, as people with
disabilities are getting more vocal, and the public is getting more
receptive. Don't know if you've seen MurderBall, but Mark Zupan did a
great PSA on accessible parking. Here's the link from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il3GsvOLpuw
Thing that drives me around the bend is people who park on the
cross-hatched area next to my van, making it impossible to get my ramp
out.
Since I use a powerchair, I'll often park farther away and roll across
the parking lot if the weather is good. About two weeks ago, I was at
Wal-Mart, and guy came and parked his touring motorcycle in the
accessible space next to mine. I was all set to read him the riot
act, when he put his parking placard on the area behind the wind
screen. I then noticed his oxygen, and just said "Nice bike! Know of
anyplace that converts 'em to three wheelers?"
On 8/23/07, Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In Hawaii they are completely inconsiderate about handicapped parking
> and always pull in saying I'll just be a minute when we are trying to
> get Case places on time. They even do it at his school when everyone
> knows him. Case is so sweet. He says it's ok I am not that
> handicapped which is true and I say the reason we do this is not just
> for you but for others who are more involved. I don't know if I heard
> this on this list or not but someone in a wheelchair said, "Hey if
> you think I am getting too many privileges, I'll gladly trade your
> legs for this chair."
> A few weeks ago I was driving some people I had just met to a beach
> and parking was scarce and the older woman in the back says just pull
> into the handicapped because I have a placard. She was completely
> able bodied. Then she says oh I don't have it with me but just pull
> in. I say no, those are for people having difficulty getting around
> (Case was not with me but I have a placard for when he is but I
> didn't tell her that) She actually had the gall to argue with me
> about this. I was so upset.
> Case's father is asking, now forcing the beaches to have the number
> of designated parking spots required by law and filed a federal suit
> against one of the hotels here. There was that ruling that you can
> file without an attorney and he used that to do so.
>
> At 02:22 PM 8/19/2007, you wrote:
> >i think i agree with kat. i an getting quite tired of
> >the former abled bodied people clain disability to
> >take advantage (in one way or another) of the ADA for
> >that which it was never intemded.
> >
> >--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Ken and Mag (and any others who are interested) -
> > >
> > >
> > > Another case potentially weakening the ADA, this one
> > > out of California.
> > >
> > > In the case, a woman who uses a guide dog was
> > > prevented from taking a
> > > dog into an area of a ferry boat, because another
> > > frequent passenger
> > > had requested an area that was free of animal
> > > dander. The 9th Circuit
> > > ruled against the woman with the guide dog.
> > >
> > > On the other hand, I could see the other passenger
> > > filing an ADA
> > > discrimination suit, because the presence of animal
> > > dander in all
> > > areas of the boat made it impossible for them to use
> > > the public
> > > accomodation.
> > >
> > > http://www.metnews.com/sos.cgi?0807%2F0556483
> > >
> > > Tell me what you think of this one!
> > > --
> > > Kendall
> > >
> > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > > redundant!)
> > >
> > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> > > unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > > Therefore, all
> > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > >
> > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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