Akua,
The laws regarding handicapped parking don't go far enough imo, and
there should be state inspections of buidings like mine, (a high-rise
condo complex),
to make sure they are meeting code. There is exactly ONE handicapped
parking
space on my street for approx. 200 condominiums. I have learned that
there should
be at least THREE spaces, still not that many. I have been forced to
park a block
away, and as a result have not been able to access my car for a very
long time. I used
to be able to walk to my car with a cane, now it's too far, and I can
only get to
it with a power wheelchair, which I can't get in my car.
It sounds like you live in a private home? It seems the ADA laws do
little for private
residences than public buidings, but there shouldn't be people blocking
your access.
That's just wrong.
Kevin
Akua wrote:
Ah Kevin: curb cuts
After a year and half of lettert writing and countless calls, the city
manager and a cop are meeting with me to review my request for a
handicapped parking sign in front of my house.
I have a curb cut right in front of my house, but some idiots park
there, blocking it. Despite the fact that it is in front of my house
and my ramp. I was initially refused the sign because
I was told there are LOTS of places to park in my single-family home
neighborhood.
I said that's my point! There are lots of other places for able bodied
people to PARK( like their own
homes and driveways) and I need access to my house. I was told that
handicapped parking signs are
not for homes....argggghhh.... but they're coming to meet with me to
understand what it is I am saying.
Akua
Akua,
I am sorry that you are going through these difficulties.
I had to get my state involved to get a wheelchair curb cut
put in front of my condo complex. The building resents me
because it cost money, even though they were breaking the law.
Kevin
