Why most people dislike disables to use handicap facilities such as parking ?
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I live in UK and have blue badges,for parking and I get dirty looks and aggression when I am parking in a disabled  parking bay, this aggression has come from disabled as well as abled people. disabled people sometimes say that I should be ashamed of myself, for parking in a disabled bay, because I don't look disabled, "where are your blue badges" My reply is "It will cost you £20 to find out" I am disabled and I don't need to prove it to every idiot, that tries to challenge me. It takes a doctor or a specialist to make that decision, and he has.
952918
It's called being a public nuisance and obstructing traffic.  you can be ticketed and if you refuse to disburse you can be confined
233458
I know, in most places of Canada & U.S.A. its illegal to part in any place it tells people NOT to park. You could park only in drastic emergancy situations anywhere if you were in drastic need to do such.
12730
Ok, I thought you were pretty cool, until I came up to this question.  What's up with that??  I think, yes, you are the only one annoyed by it.  Well, maybe there are two or three like you.  Anyway, I'm one of those people that parks front end out.  Why, you ask?  Because, it's easier.  That's why you see lots of pickup trucks and long cars parking that way.  When you back out of a parking space, you don't have enough space, so you backup, turn your wheel, then move forward, then backup again, then you can get out.  Ok, so maybe there is enough space, but it just seems easier, and you can avoid accidents.  Also, it has to do with the car or trucks turn radius.  Pick up trucks have a horrible turn radius compared to a car.  Also, you see the back end of your car or truck better than you see the front.  The way vehicles are made today, you don't see the bumper. It's easier to backup into the parking space, and when you leave, you just put it in drive and go.  Just my opinion.
1078275
In Canada, they are called "Disabled Person Parking Permits" or DPPP.  \n\nThe below link (on the last page) has a phone number for you to call.\n\nhttp://www.erinoak.org/resources/publications/Parking_Permit.pdf#search='Disabled%20Parking%20Permits%20mississauga%20ontario'
834343
Well, I live in Northeastern town but we have parking in the middle of the street too. It's because originally, the roads had large medians along the side and houses were built right along the road. When they realized parking would be a problem, they couldn't fit perpendicular parking on both sides of the road so the only alternative was to get rid of the median and put parking in the street
750790
this is a pretty general question.\nLandlords may or may not have to do this.\nsome cities force large apt buildings and businesses to put in handicapped signs and some to do not.\nthis also depends on the state or country you are in.\nalso some localities do not force this on landlords with only a few apartments. Just because he is a landlord doesnt mean he must put in a sign.\nBe specific if you need a better answer.
628702
A business owner must provide handicapped accessible bathrooms (if it's an eating place), ramps for esy access in and out of business, also parking.  It's a state law everywhere that I know of.
418528
Ok most public buildings in bigger cities are disabled friendly. All busses have a place for wheelchairs and seats for disabled. Most busses know "kneel" for people to rool on and off and the driver will help. Most comuter trains are made so you can get on or off. Some of the smaller towns and villages might not be so easy, because of cobblestones but even smallest places have ramps along with the stairs.
305741
The Americans for Disabilities Act has encouraged public buildings to create means (or retrofit) access to those with limited mobility. But private buildings don't have to comply.\n\nI have a young daughter in a wheelchair and you discover very quickly which buildings and businesses are helpful, and which are not. Overall, I think places have done a pretty good job of making it easier for all abilities (businesses want your money, 'natch), but there's a long way to go.
198374
It isn't a handicap ONLY stall, it is a handicap accessible stall.  It is unlike a handicap parking spot that is reserved ONLY for those that are handicapped.  Therefore, they are open game if there is no other stall available.  I have used them, but not if another is available.  Could you imagine how bad you would feel if someone in a wheelchair was waiting for you to get out of a stall??
1119220
It takes that long to avoid the abuse that particular area gets.  MANY people want to claim disability who aren't really disabled.  Blame those people for the delays.
671926
Both irritate me equally. I see people just leave the carts where any ones car can get damaged should the cart roll and hit the car, and people who are so lazzzzy that they will drive around the parking lot 2 or 3 times to get the closest space even if it is for handicapped people.\nWhere has common courtesy gone? I wonder sometimes if their car got hit  by a cart or if they needed a handicapped space\nhow they would react if someone did leave a cart in the way of their car or if they were on crutches or a wheelchair\nand someone took their space. Maybe they think the handicapped space is for people who are mentally handicapped and that's why they park there. My guess would be that these are the same people who do not pull over for \nfiretrucks, ambulances & police cars.
1146477
You should write to the box office manager, chief executive or customer service manager of the theatre and raise the issue with them. I think that they are within their rights to refuse to let wheelchairs in the standing area because of health&safety but it seems wrong that customers in wheelchairs have no choice but to pay for expensive tickets when the only reason they can't take advantage of cheaper tickets is due to their disability. The theatre should allocate some concessionary seats in the theatre to disabled customers.\n\nI'm not sure for definite but they may be in breach of the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."\n\n"No qualified individual with a disability shall be subjected to discrimination or excluded from the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity due to his or her disability."
1115745
A lot of the things that cause people to be handicapped also cause them to be overweight.  If you are unable to walk, for example, as a result of heart disease, lung disease, or a spinal cord injury, it is very easy to put on the pounds.  \n\nHave a little consideration--would you willingly change places with a handicapped person just to get a better parking space? Of course not.  Neither would they.
980132
O fantastic question!!!\n\nThis is a personal bug-bear of mine.....I always make a point of parking in Parent & Child parking spaces, and I get told off by the girlfriend.\nDisabled people cannot help their condition & deserve certain facilities, but why, O why, do parents deserve preferential treatment??? They chose to get knocked up!!\nTell your boss that it is discrimination to give time-off based on what you have said, you have just as much right to certain days off even though you dont have children.
695021
Here in the U.S we have something called The Americans With Disability Act. Simply put, every public place has to be handicap accessible. That includes hotels A hotel must have rooms that are accessible as well. Not all of the rooms, just a percentage based on the number of total rooms they have. All restaurants must have handicapped accessible bathrooms as well.