Can you get disabled parking for your child? - Page 2

[beenmum]

 I mean when they park in the spot and let the able bodied person run in. Sorry, I was trying to be sarcastic, I'm not very good at it. I went back and edited it to reflect what I was trying to say.

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by beenmum 

 I mean when they park in the spot and let the able bodied person run in. Sorry, I was trying to be sarcastic, I'm not very good at it. I went back and edited it to reflect what I was trying to say.

Even then things could be different than it seems.

But really if the person who needs the spot is old enough and mature enough to jump out and run in themselves, then the driver could just go park somewhere else and then drive around to pick them up later.  The spots really need to be for people who need extra space to get in and out and people who need the car closer to the door--which an alert driver would take care of.

[beenmum]

Actually the spot needs to be for anyone who requires it. Which may or may not include needng extra space for wheelchairs and such. They have special wheelchair van parking and no one else can park int hose spots. Which is a great idea and I wish more people had that type of parking.

I cant leave my 2 SN kids by the front door of a store while I go and park. Thats what the parking is for. To ensure that people get from point A to point B safely.

I never said I knew that every single person I saw doing this wasnt disabled. However its a darn small town and I know most people in it. I know Sue is disabled, but her 16 year old son on the rugby team at my sons school is not. When Sues son runs into the store, that is a misuse of the parking tag and is finable by law.That tag is for Sue ot get safely into the store. Not so Sues son doesnt get wet or snow on his hat while he runs into the store.

It also for parents whose kids are disabled and may not be mobile but have alot of equipment to carry, such as trach/respirators, suction machienes etc.

I dont judge those whom I cant tell are disabled or not. That isnt my job. However, I will say something if they have a tag or if its obvious that Sue is sending her son into the store and she has no intention of joining him.

*Sue isnt a real name obviously.

[goodthings]

I am wondering what the law is about this, it sounds totaly legitimate and required that a parent receives a disabled parking permit on behalf of his/her child.

find out and tell us here about it. Good luck.

[NiteNicole]

It looks like I have to go to the DMV and get the form and then have either her ped or neurologist fill it out, back to the DMV, and see if we qualify.  I can't see how she wouldn't.  Yesterday she started out fine, but stumbling a few times.  By the end of the day, fully dependent on the walker.  Right now she's still on her feet but she's struggling a lot.  If she doesn't qualify, who does, you know?

[sapphire_chan]

Originally Posted by beenmum 

Actually the spot needs to be for anyone who requires it. Which may or may not include needng extra space for wheelchairs and such. They have special wheelchair van parking and no one else can park int hose spots. Which is a great idea and I wish more people had that type of parking.

I cant leave my 2 SN kids by the front door of a store while I go and park. Thats what the parking is for. To ensure that people get from point A to point B safely.

I never said I knew that every single person I saw doing this wasnt disabled. However its a darn small town and I know most people in it. I know Sue is disabled, but her 16 year old son on the rugby team at my sons school is not. When Sues son runs into the store, that is a misuse of the parking tag and is finable by law.That tag is for Sue ot get safely into the store. Not so Sues son doesnt get wet or snow on his hat while he runs into the store.

It also for parents whose kids are disabled and may not be mobile but have alot of equipment to carry, such as trach/respirators, suction machienes etc.

I dont judge those whom I cant tell are disabled or not. That isnt my job. However, I will say something if they have a tag or if its obvious that Sue is sending her son into the store and she has no intention of joining him.

*Sue isnt a real name obviously.

Yep, I'd be irate at Sue and son. 

And note I also said, need to be closer to the door, not just need more room to get out.

E.g. if Sue's son is driving, and is going to wait for Sue, he should drop her off at the door and go wait in a farther spot until she's ready to be picked up. Sue does need the car closer to the door, but her son could get the car closer to the door easily.

No actual law there, just courteous to leave the spot for those who don't have other options.

For instance, a person with a lot of equipment to carry, or a parent with a child who will dash into traffic due to a medical status.

[LauraLoo]

I also want to let anyone who's reading this thread know that you can also get a temporary parking placard.  My ds had a leg cast one winter and was unable to walk across snowy & icy parking lots - we get a lot of snow.  He was too large for me to carry him, and even if I could, I wouldn't have risked slipping and falling trying to do so.  I had no problem asking the dr. for the request and getting a temporary placard to use.

[eyebeeablessing]

Hi !
Here in Ontario I have a pass for our 2.5 year old daughter.

We can only legally park in a signed spot if we have her with us.

If not we can get a ticket for up to $500.

We also only use it if we are getting her out of the van and into a store.

We don't take a signed spot if we the passeneger or driver are going into the store

even though she might be with us in the van.

[meganmommyof5]

You absolutely can get disabled parking permits for a child. In my state, you have to get your child a state ID card (from the DMV), and have the doctor fill out a form, then turn it in to the county tax collector, I believe.

[meganmommyof5]

Originally Posted by beenmum 

 I mean when they park in the spot and let the able bodied person run in. Sorry, I was trying to be sarcastic, I'm not very good at it. I went back and edited it to reflect what I was trying to say.

Yep, I've been yelled at for taking a handicapped spot...then they eventually noticed that I was carrying my 4 year old to her wheelchair and shut up. Not everything is as it seems on the surface.

[KempsMama]

We have gotten yelled at and glared at for parking in a HP spot...until I get out and get DH's wheelchair.  People assume that since we're young we're just misusing the spot.  I've gotten into words with people over some of the dumb things they have said.

[sapphire_chan]

I've grumbled at cars being HP spots. The people weren't there, but then neither was permit or plate.

I look at license plates as I walk past cars, so I tend to notice when a car in an HP spot doesn't have an HP plate. At which point, before getting irked, I look for a hang tag. It comes up surprisingly often.

Hmmm, nope, still wrong of me to grumble, I should be calling the cops instead.

[NiteNicole]

A few days ago we were at a park that's on a great bike/walking trail.  I still haven't sorted out all the details of getting a parking tag for my daughter so we park where we can and she uses her walker.  As we passed the accessible parking places, there was a couple loading their bikes into the back of their Jeep.  I thought...ok, that's strange.  What would MDC make of this!  Because the thing is, that particular space is close to the PARK entrance for children and FARTHER AWAY from the bike trail!  The bike trail is actually quite a walk from the park but the spot I had, way on the end, was closer to the bike trail by a lot.  So...what's the logic there?  This doesn't even get into the whole "if you can walk the bike to the trail, why are you in that spot anyway" thing that is bound to come up.

Now, my daughter can ride a bike, even when she's having a lot of trouble walking so I understand that one kind of mobility issue doesn't mean that a person can't be quite athletic so pass from me on that part (and also I have come to really admire people who focus on what they CAN do) but...you're using up one of the very very few accessible places at a park for children (which is a Boundless Playground with 70% accessibility so it's frequented by people like us with walkers or wheel chairs) even though it's further away from where YOU are going. Hummm...

My conclusion?  People do a lot of stuff out of habit, without thinking.  This probably extends to parking in the accessible place and letting someone else run in the store.  It's more thoughtless than malicious.

Still working on the paper work and sincerely hoping that by the time it comes in, we won't need those closer spaces because she's due some good days sometime soon!

[homemademomma]

Originally Posted by NiteNicole 

It looks like I have to go to the DMV and get the form and then have either her ped or neurologist fill it out, back to the DMV, and see if we qualify.  I can't see how she wouldn't.  Yesterday she started out fine, but stumbling a few times.  By the end of the day, fully dependent on the walker.  Right now she's still on her feet but she's struggling a lot.  If she doesn't qualify, who does, you know?

My daughter's NP printed the form out for us. We filled it out and faxed it over. It took a couple weeks, but they sent a pass in the mail.  She is almost 5 and having a disabled pass has been a great help!  She has ataxia telangiectasia and it was no problem at all to qualify.