ALL ABOUT

IS A "DISABLED" ADVOCATE FOR THE "LEGALLY" DISABLED! THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE: [1] WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP TO INSTALL AUTOMATED DOORS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCES OF THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY GALLERIA. [2] WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE THEATRE MANAGEMENT OF THE DANBURY CT AMC THEATRE COMPLEX TO INSTALL/ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC ENTRANCE DOORS. [3] RECENTLY, THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE HAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE.

THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE BLOG . . . . . . WELCOMES YOU! -------> ARE YOU:

TIRED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

DISGUSTED OF DRIVERS ILEGALLY PARKED IN A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

APPALLED OF DRIVERS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE STRIPED AREAS BLOCKING YOUR
ACCESS TO YOUR MOBILITY VAN’S SIDE DOOR AND RAMP!

SICK_OF_SEEING A DRIVER PARK IN A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE AND THEN PHYSICALLY “R U N” INTO THE MALL OR STORE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PERSONALLY NEED AN OXYGEN TANK!

NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE INCONSIDERATE DRIVERS!

THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE PARKING SPACES
THAT PEOPLE WITH "REAL DISABILITIES" COULD USE!

BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN AND REPORT THESE VIOLATORS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!




OUR MISSION


BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND EDUCATE OTHER "LEGALLY" HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHO THEY CAN NOTIFY, AND WHERE THEY CAN GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATIONS.

GIVE THEM THE URL FOR THIS BLOG: http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/

RECORD, TAG, AND USING EITHER YOUR CAMERA OR CELL -PHONE CAMERA . . . PHOTOGRAPH ILLEGALLY PARKED CARS. POST THESE PHOTOS WITH CAR INFORMATION ONTO THIS BLOG
http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION ON TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.

REMEMBER . . . THESE DRIVERS ARE NOT ONLY BREAKING THE LAW . . . . . THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT IS REALLY NEEDED BY A DISABLED PERSON! IT IS YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!


WHAT YOU, YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS CAN DO . . . N O W !


K N O W _T H E_ L A W:

1. DID YOU KNOW THAT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A HANDICAP PARKING PERMIT IT IS ILLEGAL TO PARK IN STRIPED AREAS ALSO CALLED ACCESS AISLES!

2. DID YOU KNOW THE DMV MAY REVOKE YOUR LICENSE IF YOUR HANDICAP PARKING PLATE OR PERMIT IS MISUSED!

3. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PERSON WITH THE DISABILITY MUST BE EITHER THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PARKED IN THE HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

4. DID YOU KNOW THE FINE FOR ILLEGALLY PARKING IN A SPACE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS $50 TO $150 PLUS A MANDATORY SURCHARGE! THE FINE CAN BE HIGHER IN DIFFERENT STATES.

5. DID YOU KNOW IT IS A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE STATE PENAL LAW TO MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT OR PROVIDE MISFORMATION TO OBTAIN A PARKING PERMIT FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES FROM $250 TO $1,000. THERE MAY ALSO BE ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE VEHICLE & TRAFFIC LAWS.

REMEMBER . . . . "THESE PENALTIES ALSO APPLY TO DOCTORS PROVIDING CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL AS APPLICANTS".


C O M M U N I C A T E:

1. ADVISE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE LAW.

2. ADVISE THE PHYSICIAN WHO CERTIFIED YOUR CONDITION FOR OBTAINING A PARKING PERMIT THAT THE DMV LAWS HAVE CHANGED WITH SERIOUS PENALTIES IMPOSED. GET AND GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE LATEST "PARKING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" BROCHURE FROM THE DMV.

3. PRINT OUT THIS BLOG AND PASS A COPY OF IT TO OTHERS OR ADVISE THEM OF THIS BLOG's URL:
http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/


P H O T O G R A P H_ I L L E G A L L Y_ P A R K E D _C A R S:

1. PHOTOGRAPH THE CAR USING YOUR CAMERA OR CELL-PHONE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR, LICENSE PLATE AND THE STRIPED LINES OR HANDICAP ICON IS IN THE PICTURE.

2. TAG THE DRIVER’S CAR. MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE "CAUGHTYA! ON CAMERA" FORM POSTED ON THIS BLOG. WRITE THE LICENSE PLATE, STATE, AND LICENSE NUMBER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. PLACE FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VIOLATOR'S CAR UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER.

3. TAKE NOTES. HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR YOURSELF WRITE DOWN DETAILS SUCH AS: TIME OF DAY, LOCATION, CAR INFORMATION: YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, COLOR, LICENSE ETC. POST THE PHOTO AND INFORMATION ON THIS BLOG.

4. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION OVER TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE DMV, AND THE NEWSPAPERS
.


Sunday, April 27, 2008

BLOCKING HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE RAMP AT SEARS POUGHKEEPSIE, NY!!!

04/26/2008 05:12 PM
1991 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BLUE
NY BLA 2077

SEARS - POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

DRIVER DISPLAYED A HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT BUT HE PARKED AT CURB-SIDE BLOCKING THE HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO THE SIDE WALK LEADING INTO SEARS. WHILE I WAS IN MY POWER CHAIR I ALERTED TWO POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE OFFICERS WHO JUST HAPPENED TO PULL UP IN THEIR SQUAD CAR BUT THEY WERE HERE FOR A DIFFERENT CALL. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAD TO SEARCH FOR A DIFFERENT RAMP TO GET ON THE SIDEWALK AND INTO SEARS.

ANOTHER HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATOR AT HOME DEPOT POUGHKEEPSIE, NY!!

04/21/2008 01:34 PM
1993 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN RED
NY 124WW2

THE HOME DEPOT - STORE #1266
US ROUTE 9 - POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR LICENSE PLATES DISPLAYED. JUDGING BY THE VANITY PLATE THIS VET SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!!

ILLEGALLY TAKING UP A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT HOME DEPOT!!!

04/21/2008 01:32 PM
2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS
NY AFD 6469

THE HOME DEPOT - STORE # 1266
US 9 - POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

WHY WHY WHY ARE PEOPLE MISUSING A HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT???

04/19/2008 05:23 PM

2004 TOYOTA SUBURBAN CUSTOM PAINT - COPPER
NY CEL1LOVE
FORMERLY CXP 5292 ACCORDING TO REGISTRATION

HUDSON VALLEY TOWNE CENTER
US ROUTE 9 - FISHKILL, NY


I KNOW I'M JUST VENTING HERE . . . . DRIVER DOES HAVE VALID HANDICAPPED PERMIT DISPLAYED BUT WHY OH WHY DOES HE NEED ONE WHEN HE PHYSICALLY RAN FROM THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE GRASS DIVIDER AND RAN INTO THE TOWNE CENTER EFFORTLESSLY AND WITH NO SHOWN PHYSICAL PROBLEMS!!!

ANOTHER TOWNE CENTER VIOLATOR IN FISHKILL NY!

04/19/2008 05:23 PM
2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC WHITE
NY DFY 6738

HUDSON VALLEY TOWNE CENTER
US ROUTE 9 - FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!

FISHKILL NY HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATOR!

04/19/2008 05:23 PM
2006 SATURN VUE AWD V6 GREY
NY ANA 1502

HUDSON VALLEY TOWNE CENTER
US ROUTE 9 - FISHKILL, NY


NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

WALMART VIOLATOR!

04/17/2008 09:32 PM
2006 TOYOTA AVALON BLUE
NY AJW 7171

24/7 WALMART
FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

3 VIOLATORS IN LESS THAN 8 MINUTES AT DANBURY CT BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER!!!

THIRD VIOLATOR:
04/12/2008 03:17PM
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS BLACK
CT 335 PAS
BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER
67 NEWTOWN ROAD PLAZA DANBURY, CT
NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT! ILLEGALLY PARKED IN STRIPED AREA!

3 VIOLATORS IN LESS THAN 8 MINUTES AT DANBURY CT BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER!!!

SECOND VIOLATOR:
04/12/2008 03:12 PM
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE LIGHT GOLD
CT MK 5698

BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER
67 NEWTOWN ROAD PLAZA DANBURY, CT
HAD VALID HANDICAPPED PERMIT BUT ILLEGALLY PARKED IN STRIPED AREA!!!
THIS HANDICAPPED DRIVER SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE KNOWN BETTER!

3 VIOLATORS IN LESS THAN 8 MINUTES AT DANBURY CT BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER!!!

FIRST VIOLATOR:
04/12/2008 03:10 PM
DODGE SHADOW ES BLACK
CT 501 WPB

BERKSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER

67 NEWTOWN ROAD PLAZA DANBURY, CT

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

ILLEGALLY PARKED IN STRIPED AREA!

PEOPLE SIMPLY JUST DON'T CARE OR THEY ARE TOTALLY IGNORANT THAT THEY ARE PARKING ILLEGALLY IN FISHKILL, NY

04/10/2008 03:08PM
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE SILVER
NY BEE 5994

SHOPRITE OF FISHKILL PLAZA
FISHKILL, NY

ILLEGALLY PARKED - NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR PLATES AT BUSY LUCH HOUR POUGHKEEPSIE RESTAURANT!!!

04/08/2008 12:04PM
1999 JEEP 4X4 RED
NY FOXFIRE2

OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

ILLEGALLY TAKING OF A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE WITH NO HANDICAPPED PARKING LICENSE PLATE OR PERMIT DISPLAYED DURING A BUSY LUNCH PERIOD AT THE OLIVE GARDEN.

ILLEGALLY PARKED AT ST.FRANCIS HOSPITAL - POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

04/08/2008 11:25 AM
2006 FORD EXPLORER WHITE
NY BGX 9592

SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL
IN-DOOR PARKING LEVEL P3
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY


ILEGALLY PARKED WITHOUT A HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR LICENSE PLATE! I HAD TO PARK MY CAR IN A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE ON THE ROOF BECAUSE OF INCONSIDERATE DRIVER!

Monday, April 7, 2008

POLICE HAVE TO START MONITORING VIOLATORS AT FISHKILL WALMART!!!

04/04/2008 04:09 PM
2003 BMW X5 BLACK
NY DPC 9496

24/7 SUPER WALMART
FISHKILL, NY


NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT

DRIVER THINKS HE'S ABOVE THE LAW AND THAT NO ONE IS WATCHING HIM PARK ILLEGALLY.
HE JUST PULLED INTO THE HANDICAPPED SPOT AND RAN INTO WALMART. HE WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR ME TO CATCH UP WITH HIM IN MY MOBILITY CHAIR.

POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA ANOTHER HAVEN FOR HANDICAPPED VIOLATORS!!!

04/01/2008 11:53 AM
2000 TOYOTA AVALON XL DARK GREEN
NY EET 8876


POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA
LOWER PARKING LEVEL
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!!!

DRIVERS THINK THAT NO ONE IS WATCHING THAT THE ARE ILLEGALLY PARKED!

POLICE TAKE NOTICE - FISHKILL WALMART IS A HAVEN FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATORS!!!

03/30/2008 12:08 PM
2008 HYUNDAI SONATA SILVER
NY L58 2ND

24 / 7 SUPER WALMART
FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR LICENSE PLATES!!!

FISHKILL WALMART - A HAVEN FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATORS!!!!

03/30/2008 12:06 PM
VOLVO 940 GLE SILVER
NY AND 2232

24 / 7 SUPER WALMART
FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!

SHAME ON YOU!!!!! VETERAN SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!!

03/27/2008 02:13 PM
2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC SILVER
NY 172WW2

SUPER STOP AND SHOP
ALPINE COMMONS SHOPPING PLAZA
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY


EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE PROUD TO BE A VET AND PROUD OF YOUR PATRIOTISM . . . . . UNLESS YOU DISPLAY A LEGAL AND VALID NEW YORK STATE HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR HAVE A HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLATE YOU ARE:
I L L E G A L L Y ... P A R K E D !!!

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT IN FISHKILL

03/27/2008 02:00 PM
2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM GRAY
NY AZJ 1299

SHOPRITE OF FISHKILL PLAZA
FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!

SOME DRIVERS WILL PARK ANYWHERE JUST TO BE CLOSE TO THE SHOPRITE ENTRANCE!!! THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. ANOTHER SPOT FOR FISHKILL POLICE TO MONITOR FOR VIOLATORS!

ILLEGALLY PARKED AT THE POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL

03/25/2008 10:39 PM

2003 TOYOTA RED

NY DBU 7040

POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL PARKING LOT

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY




ILLEGALLY PARKED! NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES AND DEFINITELY NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT DISPLAYED!!!

POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE NEED TO MONITOR THE POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA...FREQUENTLY!!!

03/22/2008 01:13 PM
1997 CHEVROLET
NY DTW 6235

POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA

LOWER PARKING LEVEL POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

ILLEGALLY PARKED!
NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR LICENSE PLATES!!!

WHEN WILL POLICE MONITOR THE GALLERIA???

03/22/2008 01:13 PM
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SILVER
NY ATL 7237

POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA
LOWER PARKING LEVEL
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY


NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!