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
.


Saturday, June 21, 2008

SHAME ON YOU DANBURY FOR PARKING ILLEGALLY!

06/20/08 02:53PM
SATURN VUE AWD V6 SILVER
CT 503 FER

DANBURY FAIR MALL
INDOOR PARKING LEVEL 3
DANBURY, CT

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT AT BUSY MALL PARKING AREA!

ILLEGALLY PARKED AT BUSY FISHKILL NY WALMART!

06/14/2008 03:08 PM
1996 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE SILVER
NY DXB 2217

24/7 WALMART SUPERCENTER
FISHKILL, NY

ILLEGALLY PARKED NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR PLATES AT VERY BUSY WALMART!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

ILLEGALLY PARKED AT BUSY WALMART SUPERCENTER IN FISHKILL

06/10/2008 5:00 PM
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE RED
NY BKA 9185

24/7 WALMART SUPERCENTER
FISHKILL, NEW YORK

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT AT BUSY WALMART!

POUGHKEEPSIE K-MART- NO EXCUSES!!!

06/10/2008 1:25 PM
1994 MERCURY TOPAZ GS WHITE
NY BWX 2767

K-MART - SOUTH HILLS MALL
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!

Saturday, June 7, 2008

NO EXCUSES AT WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY BJ's!!!

06/07/2008 01:52PM
2003 PONTIAC VIBE AWD SILVER
NY DBL 1615

BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB
RT 9 ALPINE SHOPPING PLAZA
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR LICENSE PLATES!!!

Friday, June 6, 2008

PATTERSON COMMONS - ILLEGALLY PARKED - NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT OR PLATES

06/06/2008 02:05 PM
BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL
CT 908 RHC

PATTERSON COMMONS - US ROUTE 22
PATTERSON, NEW YORK

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!



NO HANDICAPPED PLATES OR PERMIT AT DOVER PLAINS McDONALD'S

06/06/2008 12:16 PM
2005 MERCURY MONTEGO AWD
NY AJK 7092

McDONALDS - US ROUTE 22
DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

IGNORES HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS AT FISHKILL WALMART

06/02/2008 2:16 PM
2007 HONDA ACCORD SILVER
NY EDB 5008

24/7 WALMART
FISHKILL, NEW YORK

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT

Sunday, June 1, 2008

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

05/30/2008 03:37 PM
VOLKS WAGON GOLF GL BLACK
CT 300 MWS

DANBURY SQUARE
DANBURY, CT


NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT.
THIS IS A VERY BUSY PLAZA PARKING AREA WHERE THERE IS HARDLY AN AVAILABLE HANDICAPPED SPACE! NO EXCUSE FOR THIS INCONSIDERATE DRIVER!

VIOLATORS DON'T CARE AT THIS CT SHOPPING CENTER

05/30/2008 01:21 PM
PONTIAC GRAND AM RED
CT 162 GEU

WHITE TURKEY SHOPPING CENTER
BROOKFIELD, CT

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!

ILLEGALLY PARKED - BUSY BJ'S SHOPPING PLAZA

05/28/2008 02:38 PM
2006 BUICK LUCERNE CX DARK RED
NY ANP 5845

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB
RT 9 ALPINE SHOPPING CENTER
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!