I agree about not confronting anyone parked in an accessible spot. They likely are the kind of person you don't want to mess with if they would purposely put their own interests above someone with a disability. I recently saw someone with no placard parked in a space while looking for parking at a park. My son is a quadriplegic and we must have the space for his ramp to open. A woman with two small children arrived back at the car after I circled the block a few times. I decided to ask her if she had a disabled placard because none was visible. She became extremely irate and pulled a tattered one off the floor of the car. I pointed out that it was expired and she told me it was for her uncle who passed away. I explained that my son couldn't get out of his wheelchair van because she took the spot. She said that I didn't know what she's been going through. She showed no compassion so I drove off. I won't confront anyone again. This app will help and hopefully more communities will use it to prevent abuse.
Janice
I agree about not confronting anyone parked in an accessible spot. They likely are the kind of person you don't want to mess with if they would purposely put their own interests above someone with a disability. I recently saw someone with no placard parked in a space while looking for parking at a park. My son is a quadriplegic and we must have the space for his ramp to open. A woman with two small children arrived back at the car after I circled the block a few times. I decided to ask her if she had a disabled placard because none was visible. She became extremely irate and pulled a tattered one off the floor of the car. I pointed out that it was expired and she told me it was for her uncle who passed away. I explained that my son couldn't get out of his wheelchair van because she took the spot. She said that I didn't know what she's been going through. She showed no compassion so I drove off. I won't confront anyone again. This app will help and hopefully more communities will use it to prevent abuse.