Because it's super easy to get to the DMV during COVID risking my life w 5 comorbidities and of course I clearly don't need to safely navigate a busy parking lot in my wheelchair trying not to get run over all for the sake of the DMV not accepting appointments soon enough. Yep, fun fact: disabled people actually stop requiring food on the date that placard expires and it's an atrocious abuse of the system for this wheelchair dependant person to not play lethal leapfrog with cars backing out of spots who can't see them. Thank God my 5 year permit didn't expire in the middle of this as we had to pull our kid into a homeschool program so he still had a living mommy but yeah, can completely see where you feel like you're some sorry Superman for causing people like me to be required to appear in court, not because the disability ran out but because we can't safely get to the dang DMV. I thought this was a good tool but forget it. deleting the app. "You have information that many of the expired blabla.. are not actually disabled" You sound like the jerks I dealt with before I was in a wheelchair on the days I tried to walk only to get some wannabe superhero assaulting me and my vehicle because I don't have gray hair! I have to carry self-defense items now because of this "well you probably aren't disabled" BS. All as I was trying to raise a NEWBORN I was unable to carry due to a genetic connective tissue disorder. Parking "abuse" by an entire population that risks their life at the DMV that isn't accepting any more COVID appointments. smh...

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.