A trick I've done when crossing a road; when a car comes to a standstill (we'll say because of a stop sign), I will not wheel in front of them until I receive eye contact. A lot of people take for granted that when a vehicle stops, they are paying attention or stopping for you. In this age of cell phones or other distracting items; it is important to be super vigilant while crossing a road. Once I receive eye contact, I will give a wave to thank them, then move. It may be a little awkward to practice at first, but it's one of the safest methods I believe.
I agree, and it was covered in this video he did... ruclips.net/video/LY6nZ-n6q-U/видео.html ...which is another good one to watch! Also, in this video at 5:46
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for saying that there are other people with disabilities that do not require a wheelchair. In a way -there are hidden disabilities too. Also, thanks for saying not to judge - people have or has judge me without knowing me. You're absolutely right to tell people not to judge other people.
I can totally relate. I get disability from the government. And I've had soooo many people accuse me of faking it because I don't look obviously disabled in any way. Just because somebody doesn't fit the social definition TV and movies set for how a disabled person should look or act, doesn't mean they're not disabled.
Thank you for raising issue of invisible disabilities, as both hubby and I are both disabled. I use an awful nhs wheelchair. Hubby has 5 different cancers, plus brain aneurysm he is constantly harassed.
I used to work for developmentally disabled adults and I can’t even count how many times I would take a client on an outing and end up trapped and having to wait to leave because some asshole had parked in those striped spots and blocked in the ramp. So. Incredibly. Frustrating.
On time I came across a van, that had one of those 8 feet signs in a non-handicap parking spot. My mom was driving and I convinced her to find a different spot. Some jerk then parked in the same spot we vacated and went inside the restaurant we were at. I saw the party for that van leave after we had gotten our seats. Luckily it wasn't the driver that needed the room. The driver had to pull the van out of the spot and re position it so they could let the ramp down for their kid. Kid had to load in the same space people drive though to find a spot. So people, you see the signs, don't ignore them.
Maryland's handicap placards DO NOT have a name on them. They come with a registration card the owner carries in their wallet, that has an identification number that matches the one on the placard. My husband, and my mom both have them, for "invisible" disabilities. Whenever we go out, we we try to only use the ones the are not specifically van accessible, so they are available for only those with wheelchairs.
Mine has my name and my license picture on it. But I’m also from Massachusetts, I was also given a cover to go over my name and picture. I only have to take it off if a police office asks me to.
I don't have a placard at all, I have a handicap license plate. The bad thing about most placards is that everybody who drives that car thinks they can use it as well.
The one pet peeve that you missed is when someone uses the disabled parking space for their shopping kart! Like we are going to unload our chair, get out, move the kart, get back in and reload our chair and then park..... PLEASE MOVE THE KART! Thanks great video!
I drive a van so baskets are plowed out of my way. How are is it for incoming guests to take a basket from the lot? I lean on the basket for speed lol. Now to get a cow catcher on the front of my van lol
That's really the fault of the store (IE: Carts left in the Disabled area). Usually it's a disabled person leaving their cart there. I've been in so much pain some days walking the cart back to the store or the corral was out of the question. Just getting in the car and breathing through the pain was an accomplishment.
I just assume that everyone who is using the disabled spot is in fact disabled. Even if they don't have a physical or mental handicap that entitles them to park there, they still have a social disability.
I'm glad I'm not the only person in a chair to double park. I've had to do it a lot. There is just not enough handicap parking. And there are those rude people that take up handicap spots and don't need them. They really burn my biscuits. But there are also just times they are full and those people truly need them. And that's ok. I'll park elsewhere but that's when I have to double park.
I must be one of the rude people. I have a wheelchair but sometimes I will walk if it will be short. I am someone that has invisible illnesses and disabilities but I am allowed to park in the disabled spot to make the trip as short as possible. Every step counts for me and I suffer later. You have no right to judge anyone who is using a handicap spot if they have a tag. As he says in the video, you are not entitled to these spots either.
Sheree Not at all. You are not rude. You have the right. I'm not talking about people who has invisible disabilities by any means. The rude people I'm referring to are the people that are really not disabled that will use there grandmas or friends handicap tag to park close. That's what makes me mad. I'm not judging anyone.
Sheree Yeah I guess you are right about not getting mad. But here in Arkansas there is a website that you can report the miss use of handicap parking. Including people who have parked on the striped lines that will block others from getting in their vehicles. I'm not sure what is done after the info is sent. I have never used the site. Because like you said. People have invisible disabilities and I don't know. Only if I knew for sure would I use it. My aunt has COPD and you cant tell. But she has a tag because she cant walk far. And I'm sorry if my original post can across wrong. I have problems with words sometimes. Lol. Hope you have a great day!
Sheree I also wanted to say I think it's awesome you get up and walk when you can even tho you pay for it afterwards. You are a strong person. I try and get up with my walker when I can but afterwards Is painful. But I was told use it or lose it by my doctors. So I continue to walk.
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@Benjamin LaVallie Why the hell are yall talking religious bs in comments this has nothing to do with this video! God/religion is fake made up for control & brainwashing. Its also a money 💰 scam!
Great video!! I hate it when people take the handicap bathroom when there’s all the other ones open and I have to sit there and wait for a non-disabled person to get out!! Or when people take the motorized shopping carts when they don’t need them. Also, the handicap tables in some restaurants/cafe/fast food joint. I have a service dog as well and the amount of people that just come up and touch him or stop me and ask ALL the time if they can take his picture!! Seriously!
I agree! At Disney this weekend, there was a woman and her kids in the handicap stall. I always give the benefit of the doubt that hey maybe she has a disability or one of the kids were disabled...but one of the kids kept opening the door and yelling ,”Mom! There’s a lady in a wheelchair waiting!” I had to pee so bad that I finally left the chair outside a regular stall and transferred. When I was done and had my hands washed.....they were STILL in the handicap stall! People are going to use that stall. It’s life...but if they hear that a handicap person is waiting, Then they need to hurry up and get out of there!
I don't have a service dog, but lighten up a little. Most people love animals, especially animals that help people. Although ignorant (not stupid), their actions come from the heart. Does it kill you or your dog to have his picture taken? At least they asked! Eventually they will be educated, so in the meantime, try to be patient.
I’m 25 and have a brain disorder and walk with cane about half the time. I don’t look disabled but I do need the help getting up and down and it makes me upset if I have to use a different stall because they don’t have the hand rails.
Bathroom stall issue: this was a problem with one co-worker til I reported her to H.R.. They talked to her, and for a few months, okay. Then she went back to the same behavior til I called her on it, sternly, with no yelling. (My supervisor was nearby where the offender didn't see her) When the offender complained to HER supervisor that I was 'yelling' at her, my supervisor assured her supervisor that she was lying. After that, the offender was shifted to a job position in which she was watched, because she'd been spending 10-15 min. in the handicapped stall to begin with. Basically, she was on 'parole' with the company. I found out later that one more complaint from me about her taking up the handicapped stall, and she'd be out.
A really frustrating handicap situation is the tag. Since there isn't anything hanging for people to see they all turn into those " you know that's a handicap spot right? " citizens. I enjoy your videos.
Yes!!!! I’ve been cussed out because people didn’t see the tag. Now I use the placard in addition to the tag. I know you shouldn’t care about what other people say but I had a man bang on my window and try to open my door!
I once had a rent a cop try to fight me after a concert when I was loaded up and waiting to pull out of the spot and couldn’t due to the parking lot being full him: what are you doing here me: waiting to leave Him: you can’t be here me: yes I can Him: YOU HAVE TO LEAVE Me: IM TRYING TO Him: step out of the car Me: no Luckily his supervisor rolled up on a cart and said the same things to me but actually took two seconds to look at my tag. I was so mad.
Dude there’s some things that differ. So in the uk/Europe the ‘tag’ is called a ‘blue badge’ and it is ment to be faced forwards the front of the car on the dash and I agree about the waiting thing I have a visual impairment and I went to the shop with a friend cos I can’t drive and there was a woman in the disabled spot literally applying makeup and sitting there my mate asked her why she was there and she said she was waiting for her son that had a broken arm I understand it’s hard but u can walk and still see. It took her 5 times for us to circle the block
My biggest complaint is motorcycles parking in the loading zones. they think that since they are small they can get away with it. In some states I've also learned you can't be ticketed or towed if the lines are white only yellow. grrr
I've been chastised for using a handicap-accessible shower in a public pool because I didn't look like I needed it. I've also been glared at for sitting in the disabled/elderly seating on a bus, and forced to move for people with walking aids because no one else would move. Both of these I've used because of invisible balance issues that I have. I can't even count the amount of times I've almost fallen on the bus (or the amount of times I've actually tripped on the bus) because the driver won't stay idling until I've found a seat. Or how often the driver has glared because I don't walk to the door until they've hit the brakes. The fact that able-bodied "vigilantes" think they have the right to confront people about issues they know nothing about really cranks up my anxiety.
California and Florida forbid parking in hatched areas. I have a scooter that I used tip back and shove it into my van. Now I cuss a lot and break down the scooter. More than once I have had to back up and park in an aisle to load or unload. I had a rough time at Epcot on the 9th. People hit me with backpacks or walked into me. I ask them what they would do if it was a child. I am bruise and scratched up. Remember that fighting for your safety also helps little kids. Great Video as always. Pass me some neosporin lol
I am from California, our placards dont have our names on them and are made of hard plastic. Thank you for acknowledging and speaking out for those of us who "dont look disabled." It's so hard sometimes being disabled and getting the looks of "she's just fat and lazy" from people. Especially using mart carts at stores. Yes I'm fat, it's very difficult for me to deal with my weight because of my disability. If people knew what we go through they would be more understanding. It is wonderful that you help educate about a world most people dont think about. Thank you!
Great video, I've got a claim against Target right now for their cart handlers lining dozens of carts up in the accessible walkways. The only thing I would add is that in many states the person's name is not listed on the placard. In CA we have a placard with a number on it and then a slip of paper from the DMV that has our name and the placard number.
Oregon as well, we just have the driver's license number of the person who needs it on the placard (if they have a license - some folks need the placard and have others drive them around but don't have a license).
Thank you for posting this! My Aunt got a placard once she was put on oxygen for her terminal cancer. Walking even a short distance was hard for her. I took her to a lot of treatments, and one day she asked if we could stop at the grocery store so she could grab a couple things. Because she was coming in with me, I parked in the handicap spot and put up the placard. I got out of the car and a guy yelled at me for parking there. I went around to the other side and lifted out my Aunt’s oxygen tank and helped her out of the car. His jaw dropped, he apologized and quickly walked away. I’m glad you mentioned about not being so quick to judge. If she was not with me and wasn’t coming in I 100% would not have parked there. Great video!
THANK YOU RICHARD. I get this shit all the time . Thank you for pointing this out.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I have had people park right next my door of my van and there is a sign on my van in white and blue letters. People could care less. I take a picture of the license plate and what the vehicle looks like with my phone. My hips are out of the sockets and this is why I’m in a wheelchair.
Traveling with the Gramkracker True,but that’s why I make it a point every time to put their attention on it. People need to learn, that this is my only way to get around. I have know other option. It’s just disrespectful to me as someone in a wheelchair,if this was not brought to their attention. The wheel gets greased, if attention is paid to it.
Taking pictures of people tag isnt going to make them not park there. 1 thing it will do is get you beat up. people who park in handicap parking know the police wont do nothing so all that you are doing is putting yourself in danger of getting hurt!
In Arizona our tags don't have names on them, I don't think they have counties either. Personally, I carry my tag with me because I often am getting rides with other people. This also means I don't leave it in my car so if someone borrows my vehicle they can't use it. I'm a part time semi ambulatory wheelchair user and it has taken me a long time getting used to the rude looks I get if I park in disabled parking without my wheelchair or when I walk to my trunk to get my wheelchair out, but it's gotten easier with time.
Actually where I'm at a lot of times the handicap tag won't have the user's name on it. In Virginia where I'm at handicap tags have a barcode that police officers or tow truck workers can scan to see if it's real or not and who it belongs to. If you can't tell if it's real or not your best option is to call it a police officer over to see if it's real or not.
My placard doesn't actually have my name and county prominently displayed on it like yours does. (Marion County in Florida). But mine is definitely legit! It is important that people know that they can vary a little (something I didn't realize until you showed yours). Great video! I am an ambulatory wheelchair user as well so it is so nice to hear from someone else with similar experiences.
In Alaska, we don't have our names on our parking placards. I'm not sure I would be comfortable with having my name on it. Has it always been like this?
Well do you want to be comfortble & be able to park in handicap parking or not comfortble cause you have to park in regular parking all over your name being on the placement card???? I swear people want shit their way too much
Would love to see a video of the perceived “perks” of disability, like the parking and maybe checks, and you talk about why you actually need those things! Like I had no idea how dangerous it could be to have to navigate a parking lot in a wheelchair!
My sister constantly parks in the striped spot at 1:04 usually so she can either check her social media or wait for a “ friend” . 9 out of the 10 times the friend doesn’t even need a ride they just need to talk or grab something in the car.
Great video. We've always told my son to stay right behind the parked cars in parking lots.. Never thought about how much safer going up the middle could be.
I has one of them signs i seen ppl take them with nothing wrong with them literally said to me once i needed it cause stores abt to close im like i need it cause i cant walk to the store without parking here
2:08 the waiting thing...i have a tag for my heart condition and sometimes if im not feeling well enough to drive my mom will park in a handicap space to pick me up.(like she'll arrive a few minutes before i should be walking out of where i am.)That's ok isn't it?
in america do you have a very accessible toilet like changing places in the uk and australia which has a hoist changing table and other bathroom things
I'm in Canada, so I guess it's close enough to America. Our handicapped toilets here are usually just a regular bathroom stall, but with larger dimensions, a wider door and one or two bars on the wall next to the toilet for transferring. But absolutely nothing like what you described. I'm not disabled myself, so I didn't even realize such hoists existed for public bathrooms. I've never seen anything like that, much less a separate bathroom meant for handicapped people in public. Just stalls. Even in government buildings or hospitals. The closest thing is they sometimes have a separate bathroom for families, like if a mother has to take her 3 year old son and doesn't want him to have to use the women's room. Or if somebody has a baby they need to change. Or sometimes there will be a changing table for babies in a public bathroom. Once in a while a store might have a bathroom meant for one person at a time where you can lock the door to the actual bathroom, which are pretty spacious, but they're meant for use by the general public and not specifically labeled for handicapped people or outfitted with anything other than the bars I mentioned. Come to think of it, even the sinks are all at normal height, which would probably be a pain for somebody in a wheelchair. I don't know if lower sinks are a thing handicapped bathrooms, but it seems like they should be. Hope that at least answers your question in regards to Canada. Cheers. =)
In the US we have a stall that's about double the size of a normal stall in most places with grip bars for stability and plenty of room to transfer which often have baby changing tables. Sometimes baby changing stations are placed outside of the stall to prevent it from being in use when it isn't necessary. Accessible stalls may also have their own sink that's lower than the other ones. I think it's pretty accessible, but I'm not a wheelchair user so I can't say that it's perfect or anything
My spouse was recently hit in a failure to yield while crossing in the crosswalk with the right of way. I part time in a manual chair. He’s most time in an electric. It’s scary being a 4’ box.
Thank you! It makes me so mad to see people parking in handicap space and are waiting on someone. I am in Ohjo and names are not on them. I have one. If I am having a good day and can walk well that day I dont use it because there could be someone else that isn't having a good day and really need it. Also, the motorized carts in stores. Just because you are with someone who needs it, does not mean you need one also. Those are there for people who can not shop without it. I have had to leave at times because one was not available. It may have took almost everything a person has to make it to the lobby from the car. Dont leave them in the parking lot either! If you made to the lobby to get it, take it back for the next person and plug it in. If you see one in the parking lot, take it back even if you dont use it.
For example, say my Dad drops me off at the mall so I can meet with a friend. When he comes to pick me up he'll park in a handicap parking spot so I can have room to drive my wheelchair. into the car.
@@emusparky6623 That scenario is fine. That's not what I was talking about. I'm talking about someone parking in a spot and staying there for the duration of the other person shopping. A person not even in a wheelchair. It's not so you can drop someone off and sit there and wait for an hour or whatever. If you want to drop someone off, fine but dont sit there and wait for the duration because those spaces are limited and someone who needs it could use it while the person just waiting can Park in ANY spot to wait.
I’ve been in a chair for about 2.5 years and you bring me lots of inspiration. I wish I would have found your channel much sooner. A lot of the tips and tricks you’ve given are things I unfortunately had to learn on my own through experience. I love how you mentioned in this video the bathroom situation. My biggest pet peeve is when able bodied people decide to use the handicap stall when the other stalls are open! Like those stalls were made for US!
Keep up the great work! I subscribed to your website and to your channell. My goal is to make a channel similar to yours where I can inspire others to keep pushing on with life!
I'm glad you mentioned that not all disabled people use wheelchairs, my dad has had a parking tag for a few years due to chronic pain, he uses a cane to walk and the amount of times I'd see people give him dirty looks for using a handicap spot is ridiculous.
I usually wait out of sight (if possible) before crossing any parking lots etc, and dont even try to cross until NOBODY'S around - have had several occasions where the driver looks right at you, slows down, then for whatever reason, they just keep right on moving! like you said.. people get all flustered, and tend to become super unpredictable when they see a wheelchair - so hiding in a nearby shrub, and popping out at the perfect moment when everyone's already driven past, has been working well for me!
This was a great reminder to this non-wheelchair-user to keep an eye out in parking lots! Very similar to advice for cycling through parking lots, too.
One question I have is for people with handicap plates on their vehicles, especially where I live that doesnt require front plates, like my grandmother
One thing about placards, my car's rear view mirror has a reallllly fat base, so I can't get the placard to hang properly from that location. Also, I'm always forgetting to put the darned thing up when I park, AND the windshield cover I use to keep the sun off my black interior would cover the placard from the front, so my only option was to tape it to the top of my windshield where it's not blocking my view of pedestrians or other vehicles. I know a lot of people drive around with the placard hanging from the mirror, and that drives me NUTS because it's blocking a significant portion of their view. On another note, THANK YOU for pointing out both the reason the striped area is not a parking spot, and also how you can park double to make room for your wheelchair if you can't park in a "blue zone". Next time I see someone park like an asshole, I won't be quite so quick to assume that's why they parked that way.... I'm lucky, I can walk from my driver's door to the rear of my compact SUV, so I can park in a normal spot and still get into my wheelchair, but that's an important thing to remember if I get to the point where I can't.
Thank you! I have lupus and have been very sick at times I can barely walk. My lupus has attacked my heart to where it has been damaged so much I am alive by means of a pacemaker. Plus I have had to have both my knees replaced. I have a placard & park in the handicap parking at times when I am feeling really bad or in pain, I do not look sick and have been stopped before by someone accusing me of not being handicapped.
In regards to people waiving you through crosswalks, I agree that it can be very annoying and dangerous. However, it is also important to remember that the laws are different in other states and cities. I know of a few places where you are legally required to stop for all people crossing the road at a crosswalk, regardless of if there is a stop sign for cars.
My great grandmother has a handicap placard but I noticed after driving her around she doesn't like using it unless she absolutely needs to like when its a really far walk and she knows she will get tired from it. She doesn't even use handicap parking at Walmart in case others need it more.
Hey! I’m new to your channel, but I have watched a ton of your videos and I have a small issue with a point you made here. I keep my placard (Which I have for my arthritis and heart condition) on my dash at all times. I do this because I have memory issues and brain fog as a part of my Disabillity. The first year I got my placard, I amassed over $1000 in fines for forgetting to put my placard up. I’m not saying that most people shouldn’t hang it up, but I am curious how you feel about this. I’m a person who does a lot of advocacy and am happy to have an open discussion about alternatives that could work for those such as me! PS: I will soon be a part time chair user and your entire channel has been so helpful for me! You’ve totally changed my outlook on this next step of my life.
I have used the end spots many times with my wheelchair even if I have to go further. Definitely have to pay attention to the travel route because anything can happen. Thanks for the tips. .
Thank you for including those whose disability may not always be visible!! I have a connective tissue disorder that causes dislocations when I walk for long distances and so I use a wheelchair part time. I have gotten a lot of grief from an ex-friend telling me my placard is less valid than hers because she's a paraplegic and I'm not...
I get super annoyed when people play the “I’m more disabled than you” card. It drives me nuts. Why can’t we focus on our similarities and not our differences 🤷🏻♂️
note, even as a walker user I have to open my door pretty wide to load it into my car (at least without getting nasty wheels all over my clean seats). People parking illegally is annoying as hell. -.- Also, as a side note, the only place I have had bathroom issues is at Emory, where staff members routinely use the freaking handicapped stall in the medical offices building. Edit: if someone is leaving the handicapped spot and you can't see their tag, they may have removed it before they started driving. Someone yelled at me one day for not having the tag up when I had already taken it off my mirror. It's illegal to drive with something hanging from your rearview in Ga (including the placard!).
In my state, it says right on the tag that you're not supposed to drive with it hanging up (I've seen lots of people do it anyway, which is foolish because it creates a big blindspot in the middle of the windshield), so I always take it off before I pull out of the parking space. I figure if someone really wants to fight me on it in that brief moment between taking it down and backing out, I can just pull my tag out and shove it in their face.
Having ANYTHING hanging from the review mirror is against the law including the handicapped placard so removing it before you start driving is actually the lawful thing to do and as you say you do.
Thats why you are suppose to place a towel or plastic over your seat. Thats disgrusting if you dont automatically put some type of cover over your seat if you have a walker/chair all the germs/grossness/dirt that gets on the wheels!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to take two stalls because there is no gimpy parking available (often taken by people with not card!). Unfortunately, even with my placard I’ve usually had a nasty note in my car, a “warning” from the car park security it even a ticket. I’ve fought the tickets and won every time but it’s still a hassle. I can stand and move around but cannot hop from the front of the car (my door) to where my chair will fit if I use a single stall. So many people park stupidly close to the driver’s door when I’m in a gimpy spot (they tend to be in stupid locations here in Germany) so thank you for mentioning the space next to the stall (those don’t exist in many places here).
My other half (who is in a wheelchair) and I were once out and we saw a huge RV in the parking lot. It did have a handicap placard, but it was taking up two handicap parking spots. We were wondering what other people thought about this. I also wish that they would put handicap parking spots throughout the parking lot. I did see this done once in a parking lot. It's nice to use one for the extra space, but I always feel bad that we could be taking away a spot from someone who has serious mobility issues and can't walk very far.
Thankyou so so much puting this up as im a wheelchair user and we cop so much abuse when my friend gets me out of car thay walk away but like you siad not evey disbiltey is visible you rock Thankyou agen im from western Australia Bunbury love your vlogs you have giveing me my life back 💕💕💕💕💜🤘
Shared this. So many with a plackered don't know how to park. I find it more with elderly. I think before getting one you need to watch a video and take a quiz.
Thank you so much! This was really helpful and I hope if I need to to get to HOC in San Diego when I get my custom chair. I'm currently mainly one legged and it happened suddenly so your channel has been so helpful!
In Australia, parking permits differ from state to state. You can also get a disabled parking permit, (which is to be displayed on the left hand side of the dash) for passenger and Driver, or passenger only. And most accessible vehicles are rear entry access, not many side access. Unfortunately there isn't any consideration for making the parking spots longer and not so much wider. You can use this permit (which is issued with paperwork from your doctor, )in any vehicle as long as the person that the permit is issued to is in the vehicle or you are picking /dropping them. You also get twice as long time limit in an ordinary parking space.
In MN and WY (don't know about other states), there is no name on the tag; rather, the number on the tag is linked to the person's driver's license or state ID, so if an officer challenges it, they can look up the number on the tag and verify that it is indeed valid by comparing it to the person's license/ID. So yes, the rules definitely vary by locale.
Oh yes. My careers take me and it’s so hard. When your legs don’t work it’s hard swinging in and out and if a car is close you have no hope . Thanks for your wonderful videos xox
At my son's elementary school, there are only two blue zones, and it's a tiny parking lot. People park in the striped areas ALL THE TIME during pickup time.
Herb I have a sports truck and have been abused by people who think I should not park in a disabled spot, this happens after I put my wheelchair away and moving towards the drivers door. People are quick to judge. I have MS and have very limited mobility, just because my vehicle is sporty people assume you are able bodied. I have disabled permit in my car but still have issues with people. Thank you for this video.
Agree totally. Often see jerks taking spaces or miss using placards. My wife currently has a temp Plackard due to a fractured spine. We have had comments due to her being able to walk but slowly and very short distances. Luckily the healing process is going well but slow with only minor issues with mobility. I personally only use the plackard when needed. Glad you showed the other options fir parking and safety as well.
I almost got killed last year because I was on the sidewalk crossing the entrance to the mall. the driver of a jeep cherokee stopped and i assumed they stopped for me then when I crossed in front of them they literally floored it laying down rubber then at the last second slammed on the brakes screeching to a halt. I have a power chair (Quantum 1450, yellow color) and when I pulled back on my stick I did an endo because it's FWD and the anti-tip wheels are in the front. the SUV stopped so close to me I couldn't slip my finger between the front grill and my arm rest
Thank you man, I have truck with Bruno lift swings my chair out and there’s nothing more frustrating when you don’t have enough room. Where I work out is actually a PT place. They 2 have spots I’m able to park, without fail there’s always a person parked in the 1 spot that works.
I am in Washington state and in a wheelchair our handicap parking pass aren’t required to have names on them. I also have a van but don’t have a ramp in the car but still need that space to get my chair in and out of the car. I find people assume cause I don’t have a ramp in my van I don’t need the space which is beyond frustrating.
What wheelchair is it you are using? I mean the brand and model. It looks a bit like it’s a Sunrise Medical (Sopur) one. Thanks. And thanks a lot for your very inspiring videos.
Thank you so much for this video dude! Never thought double parked people could be handicapped so I highly appreciate you sharing that idea so I can re-evaluate my way of thinking so it's not automatically assuming it is, as you say, an asshole haha
I've had to do this once. I put my blue badge (European version of a placard) out as I would in a disabled space. It wouldn't be visible to someone driving, but to someone who was patrolling the lot, or to someone who decided to be an ass about it, it would tell them why I needed to do it. I also have a sign in my window saying I need the space for a wheelchair, but I'm not sure how many people even look at that.
That's another thing that I have experienced, drivers doing things illegally and unsafe, in an attempt to be nice to me. I remember one in particular on a double lane road who waved me to go, but there was another car in the other lane that wasn't stopping, so I motioned to them "No" and pointed to the other car who had not stopped or waved me through.
Be grateful you live in the USA, you have space and lots of parking around you. Here in the UK a lot of our car parks are way smaller than yours and cramped. Supermarket car parks tend to be a bit better, but often all the spaces are taken up when you get there.
3:15 - Thank you for mentioning this! I cannot even walk a city block without having to stop and rest due to pain. I think it's pretty apparent by the way I walk, but I do have some good days that I want to remain a good day, so I don't push it by walking too far. I have gotten some weird looks before but I don't mind them anymore...they have no idea how much pain I am in and if they had the pain I had, most people would remain in bed. I know I am homebound some days because it's just too much. I also choose to not take opiates because I was on the highest dose allowed for many years and it was a living HELL for weeks and even months tapering off of them and I will never put myself in a situation like that again. I'd rather be in pain and continue learning other pain management techniques.
It kills me, where I live there is no tags so anyone can park there which is Effed up. I’m personally not disabled but enjoy watching your videos. They are very helpful and I hope they will help me someday. Thank you. I wished I find out your channel before my Grandma Passed away ( At 102 Bless her Soul ) Thank you.
Regarding the bathrooms, while I am not “handicapped”, I have a bad back and can’t sit down on a 15 inch height toilet seat and need the higher handicap seat.
I keep my wheelchair behind my seat and end up having to offload to the left, which often means I actually have to park offset in order to unload if the load zone is to the right.
I live in Illinois, and my handicap placard doesn’t have my name on it. I feel cheated. Georgia is far more advanced I guess. I do use my placard in other people’s cars when I am with them. Illinois placard in an Iowa car.
Nah many states don't use names you're not cheated. Where the car is from does NOT matter since the placard that you hang on the rearview mirror is tied to YOU NOT the vehicle. If you were to get a disabled license plate then it would be TIED to that SPECIFIC vehicle and not your person.
In the UK we have blue badges which is a hard card that you get if you are disabled and you have to display one on your dashboard and you can’t hook them on the mirror
I have been hit in a cross walk because the drivers are texting And I bang the shit on their hood of the car I dont care if I dent it or not Another time a lady stopped right in the middle of the cross walk to text So I beat the shit all around her SUV windows I am not wheelchair bound but I am disabled and very much appreciate your tips
In California they do not put your name, county, etc on the placard, instead, they do put a number on it. If asked by law enforcement, you are required to show a copy of the DMV document that came with the placard, along with your D.L. or Cal I.D. I made a few copies, I put one folded up in my wallet, one each vehicles I commonly ride in. And I keep the placard in my purse when not in use.
Having a wheelchair is not a requirement to getting a tag even w temp one. Surgery of some sort that a temp tag would make things easier on you just as little is all that is needed among the other things a temp tag can be used for. But hip replacement surgery is a good enough reason to get a temp tag.
When parking out in the back 40 where you have space get the chair out, is it "presumptuous" to set up a traffic cone in the space next to you to protect some space to reload the chair? A friend keeps suggesting I use a blue cone maybe with text indicating space is needed for wheelchair loading. I think it is going too far and would be embarrassed to do. But it's also frustrating to hell not being able to get back in my own car or asking a stranger to back the car out; especially with hand controlls. He says utility vehicles put out a cone out all the time for safety and loading space.
3:32 omg I’m soooooo glad to hear that it’s makes my day i have one my self it’s brittle bones i have and sometimes i use a stick and sometimes i dont and now and then a wheelchair
A trick I've done when crossing a road; when a car comes to a standstill (we'll say because of a stop sign), I will not wheel in front of them until I receive eye contact. A lot of people take for granted that when a vehicle stops, they are paying attention or stopping for you. In this age of cell phones or other distracting items; it is important to be super vigilant while crossing a road. Once I receive eye contact, I will give a wave to thank them, then move. It may be a little awkward to practice at first, but it's one of the safest methods I believe.
I do that, too. It's great advice
That should be a tip for everyone. Some people just blindly walk pass without looking and just expect drivers to stop
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I agree, and it was covered in this video he did... ruclips.net/video/LY6nZ-n6q-U/видео.html ...which is another good one to watch!
Also, in this video at 5:46
100%. Eye contact is a must. It should even be taught to kids when they learn the "look both ways" lesson.
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for saying that there are other people with disabilities that do not require a wheelchair. In a way -there are hidden disabilities too. Also, thanks for saying not to judge - people have or has judge me without knowing me. You're absolutely right to tell people not to judge other people.
I can totally relate. I get disability from the government. And I've had soooo many people accuse me of faking it because I don't look obviously disabled in any way. Just because somebody doesn't fit the social definition TV and movies set for how a disabled person should look or act, doesn't mean they're not disabled.
I just wanted to note that every state has a different placard design. Ohio's for example doesn't include names or counties. Its just a number.
I was just about to comment this as well lol I do wish we had names on ours as well though
He did say that though. To check your states law
I know in South Carolina they have pictures on the handicap Sign
Florida too
Maryland doesn't either
Thank you for raising issue of invisible disabilities, as both hubby and I are both disabled.
I use an awful nhs wheelchair. Hubby has 5 different cancers, plus brain aneurysm he is constantly harassed.
Thank you for getting this out to the public and fellow people with disabilities
I used to work for developmentally disabled adults and I can’t even count how many times I would take a client on an outing and end up trapped and having to wait to leave because some asshole had parked in those striped spots and blocked in the ramp. So. Incredibly. Frustrating.
It’s so damn disrespectful
On time I came across a van, that had one of those 8 feet signs in a non-handicap parking spot. My mom was driving and I convinced her to find a different spot. Some jerk then parked in the same spot we vacated and went inside the restaurant we were at. I saw the party for that van leave after we had gotten our seats. Luckily it wasn't the driver that needed the room. The driver had to pull the van out of the spot and re position it so they could let the ramp down for their kid. Kid had to load in the same space people drive though to find a spot. So people, you see the signs, don't ignore them.
Maryland's handicap placards DO NOT have a name on them. They come with a registration card the owner carries in their wallet, that has an identification number that matches the one on the placard.
My husband, and my mom both have them, for "invisible" disabilities. Whenever we go out, we we try to only use the ones the are not specifically van accessible, so they are available for only those with wheelchairs.
I think this is the best way.
I was going to say this. Mine doesn't have my name, or any, on it.
Mine has my name and my license picture on it. But I’m also from Massachusetts, I was also given a cover to go over my name and picture. I only have to take it off if a police office asks me to.
I do this, too. Avoid the van spots unless absolutely necessary.
I don't have a placard at all, I have a handicap license plate. The bad thing about most placards is that everybody who drives that car thinks they can use it as well.
The one pet peeve that you missed is when someone uses the disabled parking space for their shopping kart! Like we are going to unload our chair, get out, move the kart, get back in and reload our chair and then park..... PLEASE MOVE THE KART! Thanks great video!
THIS! One time there were 5 or 6 left in a disabled parking spot at the grocery store. I went inside and told customer service and they dealt with it.
i feel the same way about the carts in non handicap spaces
I drive a van so baskets are plowed out of my way. How are is it for incoming guests to take a basket from the lot? I lean on the basket for speed lol. Now to get a cow catcher on the front of my van lol
Well if you get out get the chair out then no need to reload the chair just leave it to the side then park get back in it & go shop!
That's really the fault of the store (IE: Carts left in the Disabled area). Usually it's a disabled person leaving their cart there. I've been in so much pain some days walking the cart back to the store or the corral was out of the question. Just getting in the car and breathing through the pain was an accomplishment.
I loved this. I am able bodied and have not thought of some of your valid points in this video. You are educating me so much. 😁😁😁
I just assume that everyone who is using the disabled spot is in fact disabled. Even if they don't have a physical or mental handicap that entitles them to park there, they still have a social disability.
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very fair point
When you assume you make an ass out of yourself!
I'm glad I'm not the only person in a chair to double park. I've had to do it a lot. There is just not enough handicap parking. And there are those rude people that take up handicap spots and don't need them. They really burn my biscuits. But there are also just times they are full and those people truly need them. And that's ok. I'll park elsewhere but that's when I have to double park.
I must be one of the rude people. I have a wheelchair but sometimes I will walk if it will be short. I am someone that has invisible illnesses and disabilities but I am allowed to park in the disabled spot to make the trip as short as possible. Every step counts for me and I suffer later. You have no right to judge anyone who is using a handicap spot if they have a tag. As he says in the video, you are not entitled to these spots either.
Sheree Not at all. You are not rude. You have the right. I'm not talking about people who has invisible disabilities by any means. The rude people I'm referring to are the people that are really not disabled that will use there grandmas or friends handicap tag to park close. That's what makes me mad. I'm not judging anyone.
@@hunnybadger83 Well in that case thats unfair. Unfortunately there is no point in us getting mad! There is nothing we can do! :(
Sheree Yeah I guess you are right about not getting mad. But here in Arkansas there is a website that you can report the miss use of handicap parking. Including people who have parked on the striped lines that will block others from getting in their vehicles. I'm not sure what is done after the info is sent. I have never used the site. Because like you said. People have invisible disabilities and I don't know. Only if I knew for sure would I use it. My aunt has COPD and you cant tell. But she has a tag because she cant walk far. And I'm sorry if my original post can across wrong. I have problems with words sometimes. Lol. Hope you have a great day!
Sheree I also wanted to say I think it's awesome you get up and walk when you can even tho you pay for it afterwards. You are a strong person. I try and get up with my walker when I can but afterwards Is painful. But I was told use it or lose it by my doctors. So I continue to walk.
It makes me CRAZY when people just sit in their cars in a disabled spot. Thank you for making this video
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@Benjamin LaVallie Brother ; Think that
sometime my dad parks in the space if he goes into the shop and i sit in the car
Why the hell are yall talking religious bs in comments this has nothing to do with this video! God/religion is fake made up for control & brainwashing. Its also a money 💰 scam!
@Benjamin LaVallie Why the hell are yall talking religious bs in comments this has nothing to do with this video! God/religion is fake made up for control & brainwashing. Its also a money 💰 scam!
Great video!! I hate it when people take the handicap bathroom when there’s all the other ones open and I have to sit there and wait for a non-disabled person to get out!! Or when people take the motorized shopping carts when they don’t need them. Also, the handicap tables in some restaurants/cafe/fast food joint. I have a service dog as well and the amount of people that just come up and touch him or stop me and ask ALL the time if they can take his picture!! Seriously!
Half Dozen Ranch I’m right there with you I have a Service dog as well.... but that’s s whole other peeve!!!! ESD in public 😡
I agree! At Disney this weekend, there was a woman and her kids in the handicap stall. I always give the benefit of the doubt that hey maybe she has a disability or one of the kids were disabled...but one of the kids kept opening the door and yelling ,”Mom! There’s a lady in a wheelchair waiting!” I had to pee so bad that I finally left the chair outside a regular stall and transferred. When I was done and had my hands washed.....they were STILL in the handicap stall! People are going to use that stall. It’s life...but if they hear that a handicap person is waiting, Then they need to hurry up and get out of there!
I don't have a service dog, but lighten up a little. Most people love animals, especially animals that help people. Although ignorant (not stupid), their actions come from the heart. Does it kill you or your dog to have his picture taken? At least they asked! Eventually they will be educated, so in the meantime, try to be patient.
I’m 25 and have a brain disorder and walk with cane about half the time. I don’t look disabled but I do need the help getting up and down and it makes me upset if I have to use a different stall because they don’t have the hand rails.
Bathroom stall issue: this was a problem with one co-worker til I reported her to H.R.. They talked to her, and for a few months, okay. Then she went back to the same behavior til I called her on it, sternly, with no yelling. (My supervisor was nearby where the offender didn't see her) When the offender complained to HER supervisor that I was 'yelling' at her, my supervisor assured her supervisor that she was lying.
After that, the offender was shifted to a job position in which she was watched, because she'd been spending 10-15 min. in the handicapped stall to begin with. Basically, she was on 'parole' with the company. I found out later that one more complaint from me about her taking up the handicapped stall, and she'd be out.
This video should be required viewing for EVERYONE getting a driver's license. Well done Sir.
A really frustrating handicap situation is the tag. Since there isn't anything hanging for people to see they all turn into those " you know that's a handicap spot right? " citizens. I enjoy your videos.
Yes!!!! I’ve been cussed out because people didn’t see the tag. Now I use the placard in addition to the tag. I know you shouldn’t care about what other people say but I had a man bang on my window and try to open my door!
I once had a rent a cop try to fight me after a concert when I was loaded up and waiting to pull out of the spot and couldn’t due to the parking lot being full him: what are you doing here
me: waiting to leave
Him: you can’t be here
me: yes I can
Him: YOU HAVE TO LEAVE
Me: IM TRYING TO
Him: step out of the car
Me: no
Luckily his supervisor rolled up on a cart and said the same things to me but actually took two seconds to look at my tag.
I was so mad.
Good for them! ( NOT THE RENT A COP )
Not all states say the persons name on the tag. Mine has a number on it; when looked up it is connected to me.
Chelsea Wiseman Same in Indiana. We have a license plate. So, run the plate-bingo
In FL our drivers license number is on the placard
Dude there’s some things that differ. So in the uk/Europe the ‘tag’ is called a ‘blue badge’ and it is ment to be faced forwards the front of the car on the dash and I agree about the waiting thing I have a visual impairment and I went to the shop with a friend cos I can’t drive and there was a woman in the disabled spot literally applying makeup and sitting there my mate asked her why she was there and she said she was waiting for her son that had a broken arm I understand it’s hard but u can walk and still see. It took her 5 times for us to circle the block
My biggest complaint is motorcycles parking in the loading zones. they think that since they are small they can get away with it. In some states I've also learned you can't be ticketed or towed if the lines are white only yellow. grrr
Great tips, I live in South Dakota and I see all the time people using grandmas tag at the store which is very annoying.
How do you know they're using someone else's tag and don't just have a disability that isn't apparent?
Stay safe out there!
When you assume you make an ass out of yourself....how you know its "grandma tag"....
I've been chastised for using a handicap-accessible shower in a public pool because I didn't look like I needed it. I've also been glared at for sitting in the disabled/elderly seating on a bus, and forced to move for people with walking aids because no one else would move. Both of these I've used because of invisible balance issues that I have. I can't even count the amount of times I've almost fallen on the bus (or the amount of times I've actually tripped on the bus) because the driver won't stay idling until I've found a seat. Or how often the driver has glared because I don't walk to the door until they've hit the brakes. The fact that able-bodied "vigilantes" think they have the right to confront people about issues they know nothing about really cranks up my anxiety.
California and Florida forbid parking in hatched areas.
I have a scooter that I used tip back and shove it into my van. Now I cuss a lot and break down the scooter. More than once I have had to back up and park in an aisle to load or unload.
I had a rough time at Epcot on the 9th. People hit me with backpacks or walked into me. I ask them what they would do if it was a child. I am bruise and scratched up. Remember that fighting for your safety also helps little kids. Great Video as always. Pass me some neosporin lol
laurie Smith Liked because last 3 sentences. 👍🏼💯
Susan T thank you.
I am from California, our placards dont have our names on them and are made of hard plastic. Thank you for acknowledging and speaking out for those of us who "dont look disabled." It's so hard sometimes being disabled and getting the looks of "she's just fat and lazy" from people. Especially using mart carts at stores. Yes I'm fat, it's very difficult for me to deal with my weight because of my disability. If people knew what we go through they would be more understanding. It is wonderful that you help educate about a world most people dont think about. Thank you!
I want to thank you for puting this out for some with disabilties and some who get stuck in a wheelchair do to seizure we need more folks like you
Great video, I've got a claim against Target right now for their cart handlers lining dozens of carts up in the accessible walkways. The only thing I would add is that in many states the person's name is not listed on the placard. In CA we have a placard with a number on it and then a slip of paper from the DMV that has our name and the placard number.
Oregon as well, we just have the driver's license number of the person who needs it on the placard (if they have a license - some folks need the placard and have others drive them around but don't have a license).
In CA you have to have a license or state-issued ID. I think the number for that is also listed on the slip from the DMV
Thank you for posting this! My Aunt got a placard once she was put on oxygen for her terminal cancer. Walking even a short distance was hard for her. I took her to a lot of treatments, and one day she asked if we could stop at the grocery store so she could grab a couple things. Because she was coming in with me, I parked in the handicap spot and put up the placard. I got out of the car and a guy yelled at me for parking there. I went around to the other side and lifted out my Aunt’s oxygen tank and helped her out of the car. His jaw dropped, he apologized and quickly walked away. I’m glad you mentioned about not being so quick to judge. If she was not with me and wasn’t coming in I 100% would not have parked there. Great video!
THANK YOU RICHARD. I get this shit all the time . Thank you for pointing this out.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I have had people park right next my door of my van and there is a sign on my van in white and blue letters. People could care less. I take a picture of the license plate and what the vehicle looks like with my phone. My hips are out of the sockets and this is why I’m in a wheelchair.
Shelly Pitts even when you take a pic the law “enforcement” does NOTHING
Traveling with the Gramkracker True,but that’s why I make it a point every time to put their attention on it. People need to learn, that this is my only way to get around. I have know other option. It’s just disrespectful to me as someone in a wheelchair,if this was not brought to their attention. The wheel gets greased, if attention is paid to it.
Taking pictures of people tag isnt going to make them not park there. 1 thing it will do is get you beat up. people who park in handicap parking know the police wont do nothing so all that you are doing is putting yourself in danger of getting hurt!
In Arizona our tags don't have names on them, I don't think they have counties either. Personally, I carry my tag with me because I often am getting rides with other people. This also means I don't leave it in my car so if someone borrows my vehicle they can't use it. I'm a part time semi ambulatory wheelchair user and it has taken me a long time getting used to the rude looks I get if I park in disabled parking without my wheelchair or when I walk to my trunk to get my wheelchair out, but it's gotten easier with time.
I think this a better option.
Taking your tag with you is smart. Before I had a car I’d do that.
Actually where I'm at a lot of times the handicap tag won't have the user's name on it. In Virginia where I'm at handicap tags have a barcode that police officers or tow truck workers can scan to see if it's real or not and who it belongs to. If you can't tell if it's real or not your best option is to call it a police officer over to see if it's real or not.
Very interesting.
I already refrain from using handicap-only bathrooms in shops etc, but after hearing you on it, i'll try to not ever do it again.
My placard doesn't actually have my name and county prominently displayed on it like yours does. (Marion County in Florida). But mine is definitely legit! It is important that people know that they can vary a little (something I didn't realize until you showed yours). Great video! I am an ambulatory wheelchair user as well so it is so nice to hear from someone else with similar experiences.
In Alaska, we don't have our names on our parking placards. I'm not sure I would be comfortable with having my name on it. Has it always been like this?
In Oklahoma we dont have our names on the placards either.
Well do you want to be comfortble & be able to park in handicap parking or not comfortble cause you have to park in regular parking all over your name being on the placement card???? I swear people want shit their way too much
Would love to see a video of the perceived “perks” of disability, like the parking and maybe checks, and you talk about why you actually need those things!
Like I had no idea how dangerous it could be to have to navigate a parking lot in a wheelchair!
In Washington State, it is never ever legal for anyone to park/wait on the handicap hash marks. I love your videos, Richard!
That's how it is in most places. Most people that do it dont give two shits. And police and such dont even look for these valuations
I see it like every time I go out
My sister constantly parks in the striped spot at 1:04 usually so she can either check her social media or wait for a “ friend” . 9 out of the 10 times the friend doesn’t even need a ride they just need to talk or grab something in the car.
Great PSA
Great video. We've always told my son to stay right behind the parked cars in parking lots.. Never thought about how much safer going up the middle could be.
More reaction time! Stay safe out there 😁
Thats the dumbest thing to teach a child to walk right behind the cars..really....common sense just isnt common these days!!
I has one of them signs i seen ppl take them with nothing wrong with them literally said to me once i needed it cause stores abt to close im like i need it cause i cant walk to the store without parking here
2:08 the waiting thing...i have a tag for my heart condition and sometimes if im not feeling well enough to drive my mom will park in a handicap space to pick me up.(like she'll arrive a few minutes before i should be walking out of where i am.)That's ok isn't it?
I think that’s fine. I’d consider that “loading and unloading” like I mentioned in the video 😁
Omg thank you I have a invisible illness I have P.O.T.S and there are people who think I am faking it
Hi. I'm Korean. I am a disabled person. Looking at you has a lot of hope. I'll come to see you often.
in america do you have a very accessible toilet like changing places in the uk and australia which has a hoist changing table and other bathroom things
I'm in Canada, so I guess it's close enough to America. Our handicapped toilets here are usually just a regular bathroom stall, but with larger dimensions, a wider door and one or two bars on the wall next to the toilet for transferring. But absolutely nothing like what you described. I'm not disabled myself, so I didn't even realize such hoists existed for public bathrooms. I've never seen anything like that, much less a separate bathroom meant for handicapped people in public. Just stalls. Even in government buildings or hospitals.
The closest thing is they sometimes have a separate bathroom for families, like if a mother has to take her 3 year old son and doesn't want him to have to use the women's room. Or if somebody has a baby they need to change. Or sometimes there will be a changing table for babies in a public bathroom.
Once in a while a store might have a bathroom meant for one person at a time where you can lock the door to the actual bathroom, which are pretty spacious, but they're meant for use by the general public and not specifically labeled for handicapped people or outfitted with anything other than the bars I mentioned. Come to think of it, even the sinks are all at normal height, which would probably be a pain for somebody in a wheelchair. I don't know if lower sinks are a thing handicapped bathrooms, but it seems like they should be.
Hope that at least answers your question in regards to Canada. Cheers. =)
In the US we have a stall that's about double the size of a normal stall in most places with grip bars for stability and plenty of room to transfer which often have baby changing tables. Sometimes baby changing stations are placed outside of the stall to prevent it from being in use when it isn't necessary. Accessible stalls may also have their own sink that's lower than the other ones. I think it's pretty accessible, but I'm not a wheelchair user so I can't say that it's perfect or anything
This needed to be made public SO BADLY TY.
People park on handicap hash lines all the time. This is why I have a rear loading ramp on my van.
My spouse was recently hit in a failure to yield while crossing in the crosswalk with the right of way. I part time in a manual chair. He’s most time in an electric. It’s scary being a 4’ box.
That was part your husband fault as well for assuming the person would stop! When you assume you make an ass out of yourself!!!!
Thank you! It makes me so mad to see people parking in handicap space and are waiting on someone. I am in Ohjo and names are not on them. I have one. If I am having a good day and can walk well that day I dont use it because there could be someone else that isn't having a good day and really need it. Also, the motorized carts in stores. Just because you are with someone who needs it, does not mean you need one also. Those are there for people who can not shop without it. I have had to leave at times because one was not available. It may have took almost everything a person has to make it to the lobby from the car. Dont leave them in the parking lot either! If you made to the lobby to get it, take it back for the next person and plug it in. If you see one in the parking lot, take it back even if you dont use it.
For example, say my Dad drops me off at the mall so I can meet with a friend. When he comes to pick me up he'll park in a handicap parking spot so I can have room to drive my wheelchair. into the car.
@@emusparky6623 That scenario is fine. That's not what I was talking about. I'm talking about someone parking in a spot and staying there for the duration of the other person shopping. A person not even in a wheelchair. It's not so you can drop someone off and sit there and wait for an hour or whatever. If you want to drop someone off, fine but dont sit there and wait for the duration because those spaces are limited and someone who needs it could use it while the person just waiting can Park in ANY spot to wait.
I’ve been in a chair for about 2.5 years and you bring me lots of inspiration. I wish I would have found your channel much sooner. A lot of the tips and tricks you’ve given are things I unfortunately had to learn on my own through experience. I love how you mentioned in this video the bathroom situation. My biggest pet peeve is when able bodied people decide to use the handicap stall when the other stalls are open! Like those stalls were made for US!
Keep up the great work! I subscribed to your website and to your channell. My goal is to make a channel similar to yours where I can inspire others to keep pushing on with life!
I'm glad you mentioned that not all disabled people use wheelchairs, my dad has had a parking tag for a few years due to chronic pain, he uses a cane to walk and the amount of times I'd see people give him dirty looks for using a handicap spot is ridiculous.
I usually wait out of sight (if possible) before crossing any parking lots etc, and dont even try to cross until NOBODY'S around - have had several occasions where the driver looks right at you, slows down, then for whatever reason, they just keep right on moving! like you said.. people get all flustered, and tend to become super unpredictable when they see a wheelchair - so hiding in a nearby shrub, and popping out at the perfect moment when everyone's already driven past, has been working well for me!
This was a great reminder to this non-wheelchair-user to keep an eye out in parking lots!
Very similar to advice for cycling through parking lots, too.
I’ve nearly gotten hit by a car so many times.
One question I have is for people with handicap plates on their vehicles, especially where I live that doesnt require front plates, like my grandmother
Not every state is the name of what they do. It's best just to go by what the laws in your state say.
THANK YOU FOR bringing this out. I get frustrated by this every day.
One thing about placards, my car's rear view mirror has a reallllly fat base, so I can't get the placard to hang properly from that location. Also, I'm always forgetting to put the darned thing up when I park, AND the windshield cover I use to keep the sun off my black interior would cover the placard from the front, so my only option was to tape it to the top of my windshield where it's not blocking my view of pedestrians or other vehicles. I know a lot of people drive around with the placard hanging from the mirror, and that drives me NUTS because it's blocking a significant portion of their view. On another note, THANK YOU for pointing out both the reason the striped area is not a parking spot, and also how you can park double to make room for your wheelchair if you can't park in a "blue zone". Next time I see someone park like an asshole, I won't be quite so quick to assume that's why they parked that way.... I'm lucky, I can walk from my driver's door to the rear of my compact SUV, so I can park in a normal spot and still get into my wheelchair, but that's an important thing to remember if I get to the point where I can't.
When you assume you make an ass out of yourself!
Thank you! I have lupus and have been very sick at times I can barely walk. My lupus has attacked my heart to where it has been damaged so much I am alive by means of a pacemaker. Plus I have had to have both my knees replaced. I have a placard & park in the handicap parking at times when I am feeling really bad or in pain, I do not look sick and have been stopped before by someone accusing me of not being handicapped.
Love this video I am disabled and I really get aggravated when someone parks in the handicap loading area
In regards to people waiving you through crosswalks, I agree that it can be very annoying and dangerous. However, it is also important to remember that the laws are different in other states and cities. I know of a few places where you are legally required to stop for all people crossing the road at a crosswalk, regardless of if there is a stop sign for cars.
My great grandmother has a handicap placard but I noticed after driving her around she doesn't like using it unless she absolutely needs to like when its a really far walk and she knows she will get tired from it. She doesn't even use handicap parking at Walmart in case others need it more.
These tips are invaluable. Thank you so much for sharing them, there's so good to know.
Hey! I’m new to your channel, but I have watched a ton of your videos and I have a small issue with a point you made here.
I keep my placard (Which I have for my arthritis and heart condition) on my dash at all times. I do this because I have memory issues and brain fog as a part of my Disabillity.
The first year I got my placard, I amassed over $1000 in fines for forgetting to put my placard up.
I’m not saying that most people shouldn’t hang it up, but I am curious how you feel about this.
I’m a person who does a lot of advocacy and am happy to have an open discussion about alternatives that could work for those such as me! PS: I will soon be a part time chair user and your entire channel has been so helpful for me! You’ve totally changed my outlook on this next step of my life.
Well thats you problem you have to figure out maybe set your alarm on your cell phone to remind you its ment to hang!
I have used the end spots many times with my wheelchair even if I have to go further. Definitely have to pay attention to the travel route because anything can happen. Thanks for the tips.
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Thank you for including those whose disability may not always be visible!! I have a connective tissue disorder that causes dislocations when I walk for long distances and so I use a wheelchair part time. I have gotten a lot of grief from an ex-friend telling me my placard is less valid than hers because she's a paraplegic and I'm not...
I get super annoyed when people play the “I’m more disabled than you” card. It drives me nuts. Why can’t we focus on our similarities and not our differences 🤷🏻♂️
Unfortunately in Maryland our placards don’t have any information like that. New ones are coming out that just say “permanent”
note, even as a walker user I have to open my door pretty wide to load it into my car (at least without getting nasty wheels all over my clean seats). People parking illegally is annoying as hell. -.- Also, as a side note, the only place I have had bathroom issues is at Emory, where staff members routinely use the freaking handicapped stall in the medical offices building. Edit: if someone is leaving the handicapped spot and you can't see their tag, they may have removed it before they started driving. Someone yelled at me one day for not having the tag up when I had already taken it off my mirror. It's illegal to drive with something hanging from your rearview in Ga (including the placard!).
In my state, it says right on the tag that you're not supposed to drive with it hanging up (I've seen lots of people do it anyway, which is foolish because it creates a big blindspot in the middle of the windshield), so I always take it off before I pull out of the parking space. I figure if someone really wants to fight me on it in that brief moment between taking it down and backing out, I can just pull my tag out and shove it in their face.
Having ANYTHING hanging from the review mirror is against the law including the handicapped placard so removing it before you start driving is actually the lawful thing to do and as you say you do.
Thats why you are suppose to place a towel or plastic over your seat. Thats disgrusting if you dont automatically put some type of cover over your seat if you have a walker/chair all the germs/grossness/dirt that gets on the wheels!
in MO, those handicap signs don't have any info except for the ID number.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to take two stalls because there is no gimpy parking available (often taken by people with not card!). Unfortunately, even with my placard I’ve usually had a nasty note in my car, a “warning” from the car park security it even a ticket. I’ve fought the tickets and won every time but it’s still a hassle. I can stand and move around but cannot hop from the front of the car (my door) to where my chair will fit if I use a single stall. So many people park stupidly close to the driver’s door when I’m in a gimpy spot (they tend to be in stupid locations here in Germany) so thank you for mentioning the space next to the stall (those don’t exist in many places here).
So true my dad has a wheelchair and it’s so hard to unload him if the spot is taken
My other half (who is in a wheelchair) and I were once out and we saw a huge RV in the parking lot. It did have a handicap placard, but it was taking up two handicap parking spots. We were wondering what other people thought about this.
I also wish that they would put handicap parking spots throughout the parking lot. I did see this done once in a parking lot. It's nice to use one for the extra space, but I always feel bad that we could be taking away a spot from someone who has serious mobility issues and can't walk very far.
Thankyou so so much puting this up as im a wheelchair user and we cop so much abuse when my friend gets me out of car thay walk away but like you siad not evey disbiltey is visible you rock Thankyou agen im from western Australia Bunbury love your vlogs you have giveing me my life back 💕💕💕💕💜🤘
I miss watching your videos Richard. I hope you are doing well. ❤
Shared this. So many with a plackered don't know how to park. I find it more with elderly. I think before getting one you need to watch a video and take a quiz.
Thank you so much! This was really helpful and I hope if I need to to get to HOC in San Diego when I get my custom chair. I'm currently mainly one legged and it happened suddenly so your channel has been so helpful!
In Australia, parking permits differ from state to state. You can also get a disabled parking permit, (which is to be displayed on the left hand side of the dash) for passenger and Driver, or passenger only. And most accessible vehicles are rear entry access, not many side access. Unfortunately there isn't any consideration for making the parking spots longer and not so much wider. You can use this permit (which is issued with paperwork from your doctor, )in any vehicle as long as the person that the permit is issued to is in the vehicle or you are picking /dropping them. You also get twice as long time limit in an ordinary parking space.
In MN and WY (don't know about other states), there is no name on the tag; rather, the number on the tag is linked to the person's driver's license or state ID, so if an officer challenges it, they can look up the number on the tag and verify that it is indeed valid by comparing it to the person's license/ID. So yes, the rules definitely vary by locale.
Oh yes. My careers take me and it’s so hard. When your legs don’t work it’s hard swinging in and out and if a car is close you have no hope . Thanks for your wonderful videos xox
Loosing weight will make your legs not hurt as bad! And help with back problems as well!
In england we stick a sticker on our front windscreen, kind of like a badge .
At my son's elementary school, there are only two blue zones, and it's a tiny parking lot. People park in the striped areas ALL THE TIME during pickup time.
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I have a sports truck and have been abused by people who think I should not park in a disabled spot, this happens after I put my wheelchair away and moving towards the drivers door. People are quick to judge. I have MS and have very limited mobility, just because my vehicle is sporty people assume you are able bodied. I have disabled permit in my car but still have issues with people.
Thank you for this video.
Agree totally. Often see jerks taking spaces or miss using placards. My wife currently has a temp Plackard due to a fractured spine. We have had comments due to her being able to walk but slowly and very short distances. Luckily the healing process is going well but slow with only minor issues with mobility. I personally only use the plackard when needed. Glad you showed the other options fir parking and safety as well.
I almost got killed last year because I was on the sidewalk crossing the entrance to the mall. the driver of a jeep cherokee stopped and i assumed they stopped for me then when I crossed in front of them they literally floored it laying down rubber then at the last second slammed on the brakes screeching to a halt. I have a power chair (Quantum 1450, yellow color) and when I pulled back on my stick I did an endo because it's FWD and the anti-tip wheels are in the front. the SUV stopped so close to me I couldn't slip my finger between the front grill and my arm rest
Thank you man, I have truck with Bruno lift swings my chair out and there’s nothing more frustrating when you don’t have enough room. Where I work out is actually a PT place. They 2 have spots I’m able to park, without fail there’s always a person parked in the 1 spot that works.
I am in Washington state and in a wheelchair our handicap parking pass aren’t required to have names on them. I also have a van but don’t have a ramp in the car but still need that space to get my chair in and out of the car. I find people assume cause I don’t have a ramp in my van I don’t need the space which is beyond frustrating.
What wheelchair is it you are using? I mean the brand and model.
It looks a bit like it’s a Sunrise Medical (Sopur) one.
Thanks.
And thanks a lot for your very inspiring videos.
Thank you so much for this video dude! Never thought double parked people could be handicapped so I highly appreciate you sharing that idea so I can re-evaluate my way of thinking so it's not automatically assuming it is, as you say, an asshole haha
So true. I'm handicapped and thought the same as you! Wheel2Walking educating everyone.
When you assume you make an ass out of yourself!
I've had to do this once. I put my blue badge (European version of a placard) out as I would in a disabled space. It wouldn't be visible to someone driving, but to someone who was patrolling the lot, or to someone who decided to be an ass about it, it would tell them why I needed to do it. I also have a sign in my window saying I need the space for a wheelchair, but I'm not sure how many people even look at that.
That's another thing that I have experienced, drivers doing things illegally and unsafe, in an attempt to be nice to me. I remember one in particular on a double lane road who waved me to go, but there was another car in the other lane that wasn't stopping, so I motioned to them "No" and pointed to the other car who had not stopped or waved me through.
Be grateful you live in the USA, you have space and lots of parking around you. Here in the UK a lot of our car parks are way smaller than yours and cramped. Supermarket car parks tend to be a bit better, but often all the spaces are taken up when you get there.
3:15 - Thank you for mentioning this! I cannot even walk a city block without having to stop and rest due to pain. I think it's pretty apparent by the way I walk, but I do have some good days that I want to remain a good day, so I don't push it by walking too far. I have gotten some weird looks before but I don't mind them anymore...they have no idea how much pain I am in and if they had the pain I had, most people would remain in bed. I know I am homebound some days because it's just too much.
I also choose to not take opiates because I was on the highest dose allowed for many years and it was a living HELL for weeks and even months tapering off of them and I will never put myself in a situation like that again. I'd rather be in pain and continue learning other pain management techniques.
Is nobody gonna talk about how cool his intro is!!!
It kills me, where I live there is no tags so anyone can park there which is Effed up.
I’m personally not disabled but enjoy watching your videos. They are very helpful and I hope they will help me someday. Thank you.
I wished I find out your channel before my Grandma Passed away ( At 102 Bless her Soul ) Thank you.
Regarding the bathrooms, while I am not “handicapped”, I have a bad back and can’t sit down on a 15 inch height toilet seat and need the higher handicap seat.
I keep my wheelchair behind my seat and end up having to offload to the left, which often means I actually have to park offset in order to unload if the load zone is to the right.
I live in Illinois, and my handicap placard doesn’t have my name on it. I feel cheated. Georgia is far more advanced I guess. I do use my placard in other people’s cars when I am with them. Illinois placard in an Iowa car.
Nah many states don't use names you're not cheated. Where the car is from does NOT matter since the placard that you hang on the rearview mirror is tied to YOU NOT the vehicle. If you were to get a disabled license plate then it would be TIED to that SPECIFIC vehicle and not your person.
In Tennessee it’s one handicap spot for every ten normal spots.
In the UK we have blue badges which is a hard card that you get if you are disabled and you have to display one on your dashboard and you can’t hook them on the mirror
I have been hit in a cross walk because the drivers are texting
And I bang the shit on their hood of the car
I dont care if I dent it or not
Another time a lady stopped right in the middle of the cross walk to text
So I beat the shit all around her SUV windows
I am not wheelchair bound but I am disabled and very much appreciate your tips
Thank you for explaining this to me. I have cerebral palsy and dyspraxia , so I have difficulty understanding things sometimes
In California they do not put your name, county, etc on the placard, instead, they do put a number on it. If asked by law enforcement, you are required to show a copy of the DMV document that came with the placard, along with your D.L. or Cal I.D. I made a few copies, I put one folded up in my wallet, one each vehicles I commonly ride in. And I keep the placard in my purse when not in use.
My grandmother got a tag when she got her hip replaced, and it was a temporary one, but she didn’t use a wheelchair
Having a wheelchair is not a requirement to getting a tag even w temp one. Surgery of some sort that a temp tag would make things easier on you just as little is all that is needed among the other things a temp tag can be used for. But hip replacement surgery is a good enough reason to get a temp tag.
When parking out in the back 40 where you have space get the chair out, is it "presumptuous" to set up a traffic cone in the space next to you to protect some space to reload the chair?
A friend keeps suggesting I use a blue cone maybe with text indicating space is needed for wheelchair loading. I think it is going too far and would be embarrassed to do. But it's also frustrating to hell not being able to get back in my own car or asking a stranger to back the car out; especially with hand controlls.
He says utility vehicles put out a cone out all the time for safety and loading space.
3:32 omg I’m soooooo glad to hear that it’s makes my day i have one my self it’s brittle bones i have and sometimes i use a stick and sometimes i dont and now and then a wheelchair