The mission of the Parking Mobility program is to end accessible parking abuse.  That means everyone has to be responsible for their actions.  If a person with a disability displays a placard that is expired or has been altered, they are breaking the law...but more importantly they are perpetuating the problem by sending the message to everyone who sees that expired or altered placard that accessible parking isn't important and its ok for anyone to break the rules.  We also find that many expired placards are being used by people who do not have a disability.  They are using an old placard that has been stolen, scavenged or 'inherited' from a family member.

We also see an issue with placards that are not displayed properly.  Again, not displaying it properly shows that the rules just don't matter.  It also causes an issue where the vehicle is not readily identifiable as being parked legally which causes our law enforcement partners and volunteers to have to spend more time and resources investigating a violation.  Citations are not issued for placards misdisplayed on first offense.  We send an educational letter explaining why displaying the placard properly is important and how to display it properly.  Repeat offenses can result in a citation if the behavior is not corrected.

As an organization developed, governed and managed by people with disabilities, we have no intention of 'harrassing' anyone...but we certainly believe that when members of our own community don't follow the rules, we have a responsibility to hold them accountable...not doing so only perpetuates the problem.