Disabled Parking Permits
In Ontario we get 50% off provincial park campgrounds if you have a valid Ontario disabled parking permit. You also do not require a fishing license. Odd, I know. I have one. I have been asked o...
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loulou57 wrote:
In Ontario we get 50% off provincial park campgrounds if you have a valid Ontario disabled parking permit. You also do not require a fishing license. Odd, I know.
I have one. I have been asked on so many occasions, why do you have that, you look fine, what's your problem?
My hubby and I have been yelled at, cursed at and given the unofficial universal sign language on many occasions.
I do not use a disabled spot if there are only a couple of them. I always think someone may come in with a wheelchair and need the space.
Also in the campground, if I am assigned the disabled Site, I always say if someone comes in with a wheelchair we will move to another Site. Just because we get the discount does not mean we have to use a disabled Site, we can use any we choose.
I am not a senior, I do not use a wheelchair and my disability is not always noticeable.
Why do people think it is their right to harass myself and others. They think I owe them an explanation.
It is illegal for anyone, a security person, parking attendant or even a police officer to ask me why I have a permit and demand an answer.
Has anyone else had this issue? What do you do?
We have found that when someone says...do you realize that this parking spot is for a disabled person, I answer, yes I do.
We have been followed into the store with someone yelling at us the whole way into a store, only to have the manager come and say...you really need to move your truck, you obviously have no disability. Another time someone added to his non verbal words that if I could drive a truck I had no disability....Really???
If you have a valid disability that is confirmed by your doctor and in some states 'must' be validated and aquired by the DMV....I don't understand why you feel you must give up any parking spot to someone in a wheel chair??
MY BIL is in a wheel chair and an advocacy for the disabled. You are disabled and have a valid parking permit USE IT! As my BIL says there are no certain percentages of disabled you either are or are not. The use of a wheel chair does not give any disabled person MORE power or need for a disabled parking space.
Although my BIL said if you do want to give up that real nice waterfront CG site to him......he might just accept your generosity. :B:W:B
