Have you had issues when parking in an accessible car park?

Diana on Monday, March 15 2021

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Thank you @rrmslife (Hannah) for talking about the issues around living with an invisible disability in this article: Woman, 24, with MS receives ‘horrible’ abuse for parking in disabled spot by Hannah Paine.

We've had many discussions about invisible disability and the challenges it brings.

Survivor of stroke, Karen, says, "As disabled car parking bays are identified with a wheelchair symbol, this may cause people to mentally associate the right to use the bay with mobility aids."

Perhaps it is time for a different symbol to be used, in parking bays, and in general!

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Colin

18/03/2021 03:13

The wheelchair symbol is the international symbol of access so it won't be easy to change. An easier solution might be for the disabled access permit you place on your car to specify (in a broad category) what it has been provided for (in my case, vision problems). There is no way I could pass for "disabled" at a casual glace, and I don't even need a white cane to help me around, so I could easily run into the same issue if I ever used it. I can't drive any more so it's not too much of an issue for me, but I keep it handy in case I'm being driven somewhere where easy access would be useful.

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Have you had issues when parking in an accessible car park?

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